by night

phrase

: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.

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Quietly depressed, a wife to Reuben (Tracy Letts, Coon’s real-life partner) and mother to Ella (Bella Ramsey) and Jo (Odessa Young), Rita holds a monotonous desk job at a bank by day, and tends to her family by night as part of her humdrum routine. Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 As the pair drive by night to Hattiesburg, they’re stopped on a lonely country road by a white police officer. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Maro works a bar by night, where Dalia appears to turn tricks. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Visit in the morning for pastries, at lunch for grain bowls and tartines, and by night, explore a dynamic wine list that travels the globe. Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for by night

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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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