often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Researchers found that every 10 °C (18 °F) rise in daytime or nighttime temperature trims sleep time by between two and three minutes.
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
That the comet would have been visible during the daytime, in its guise as the Star of Bethlehem, even solves a minor mystery of the Christmas story, according to Matney.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Part of Luke's footprint was his relationship with Laura (Genie Francis), the other half of daytime’s biggest supercouple.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
His co-star, Anthony Geary, had already played Luke Spencer for three years on the ABC daytime drama and had developed a rabid fan following of his own.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
That the comet would have been visible during the daytime, in its guise as the Star of Bethlehem, even solves a minor mystery of the Christmas story, according to Matney.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Part of Luke's footprint was his relationship with Laura (Genie Francis), the other half of daytime’s biggest supercouple.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
His co-star, Anthony Geary, had already played Luke Spencer for three years on the ABC daytime drama and had developed a rabid fan following of his own.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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