first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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Two police officers accompanied former French President Nicolas Sarkozy during his first night in prison, staying in a neighboring cell for his security, according to the country’s interior minister.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Around 300 soldiers were treated in the battle's first night.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Tori Spelling admitted to sleeping with Dean McDermott the first night the pair met while working on the 2005 Lifetime film, Mind Over Murder.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Hundreds turned out for the first night of the Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt on Thursday evening.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Around 300 soldiers were treated in the battle's first night.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Tori Spelling admitted to sleeping with Dean McDermott the first night the pair met while working on the 2005 Lifetime film, Mind Over Murder.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Hundreds turned out for the first night of the Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt on Thursday evening.
—Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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