by night
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: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.
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The rising star is generating serious buzz for his turn as a struggling family man who's a sanitation worker by day and robber of drug dealers by night in HBO’s new series Task, costarring Mark Ruffalo.
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Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The film revolves around Huntr/x, a chart-topping K-pop girl group by day who fight demons by night, and the Saja Boys, a K-pop boy band who are secretly demons themselves, and are determined to steal away Huntr/x fans and take over the world.
—Penelope Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Maharajas’ Express, India The 23 carriages of these luxury trains travel mostly by night, allowing passengers plenty of time during waking hours to disembark for visits to UNESCO World Heritage landmarks, take game drives, and dine in fine hotels and palaces.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
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Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The film revolves around Huntr/x, a chart-topping K-pop girl group by day who fight demons by night, and the Saja Boys, a K-pop boy band who are secretly demons themselves, and are determined to steal away Huntr/x fans and take over the world.
—Penelope Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
The movie is all about girl power The members of HUNTR/X are powerful pop divas who hunt demons by night.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Maharajas’ Express, India The 23 carriages of these luxury trains travel mostly by night, allowing passengers plenty of time during waking hours to disembark for visits to UNESCO World Heritage landmarks, take game drives, and dine in fine hotels and palaces.
—Ann Shields, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
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 13 Sep. 2025.
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