all-nighter
noun
all-night·er
ˈȯl-ˈnī-tər 
: something that lasts all night
specifically
: an all-night study session
Examples of all-nighter in a Sentence
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While many designers are known to pull all-nighters to finesse a runway look — or seven — Rose has burned the midnight oil to bake pastries for her runway show attendees.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The streamer's can't-miss titles are so worth an all-nighter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
Get ready for another all-nighter reading Givhan’s lyrical, spooky thriller.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The most recent example: last night, my wife got called in to her real-estate job for an all-nighter, which anyone who knows the real-estate game will tell you is fairly common.
—Mike O’Brien, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Everyone has known for over a year that a transit overhaul and rescue needs to happen, and yet the effort still turned into the equivalent of an all-nighter for a student who hasn’t done the coursework over the semester.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
In that case, even a single larger dose can help offset the brain drain that typically accompanies an all-nighter, according to a study published last year in the journal Scientific Reports.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
Passage, by the slimmest of margins, came after another all-nighter for many in the House.
—The Hill, 22 May 2025
House committees pulled all-nighters yesterday to advance several pieces of his agenda.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
The streamer's can't-miss titles are so worth an all-nighter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
Get ready for another all-nighter reading Givhan’s lyrical, spooky thriller.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
The most recent example: last night, my wife got called in to her real-estate job for an all-nighter, which anyone who knows the real-estate game will tell you is fairly common.
—Mike O’Brien, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Everyone has known for over a year that a transit overhaul and rescue needs to happen, and yet the effort still turned into the equivalent of an all-nighter for a student who hasn’t done the coursework over the semester.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
In that case, even a single larger dose can help offset the brain drain that typically accompanies an all-nighter, according to a study published last year in the journal Scientific Reports.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
Passage, by the slimmest of margins, came after another all-nighter for many in the House.
—The Hill, 22 May 2025
House committees pulled all-nighters yesterday to advance several pieces of his agenda.
—German Lopez, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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“All-nighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-nighter. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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