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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But Betty, who sits up that first night watching Laura sleep, is clearly dealing with something else.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Back in Lakeland, Israel Vázquez takes no credit for feeding the baby that first night or the ones after.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Their next chance to win comes Monday on the first night of a back-to-back against the Pacers (15-56), a team on an even longer losing streak.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The first night of the trail ride, men spent hours digging a dirt pit with a backhoe for the overnight pig roast in a field at the edge of Prairie View A&M University.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Back in Lakeland, Israel Vázquez takes no credit for feeding the baby that first night or the ones after.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Their next chance to win comes Monday on the first night of a back-to-back against the Pacers (15-56), a team on an even longer losing streak.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
The first night of the trail ride, men spent hours digging a dirt pit with a backhoe for the overnight pig roast in a field at the edge of Prairie View A&M University.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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