by night
idiom
: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.
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Arden serves hot drinks, pastries and brunch items by day (7 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and dinner and drinks by night (7 p.m. to midnight Monday-Friday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. weekends).
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The sequence looks positively hallucinatory, illuminated by night stars and aurora borealis streaks in the sky above.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 2025
By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
In the mid-1970s, the couple moved to a farm in Nova Scotia, where Jan Todd taught high school English by day and trained by night.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The sequence looks positively hallucinatory, illuminated by night stars and aurora borealis streaks in the sky above.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 June 2025
By day, it’s known for its colorful murals and buzzing cafés, but by night, the district turns into a mecca for creative cocktails, late-night galleries and performances by world-class DJs.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
In the mid-1970s, the couple moved to a farm in Nova Scotia, where Jan Todd taught high school English by day and trained by night.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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