first night

noun

: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place

also : the performance itself

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Rates for the package start at $200,000 for the first night and $12,000 per additional night. —

Dana Givens, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2023 Instead, Kidd decided to give Reggie Bullock his first night off of the season. —

Dallas News, 27 Nov. 2022 The chaos forces them to spend their first night in the master bedroom, a situation that Morgan, acerbic and sarcastic, rightly compares to their apartment in New York. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2022 The band will be the opening act for its first night in Glendale, Arizona on March 18 along with singer-songwriter Gayle. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022 But their first night there turned to horror when three of the young girls, ages 8, 9, and 10, are discovered brutally beaten and murdered. —

Taylor Penley, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2022 The concert will spend its first night at the 40 Watt Club in Athens and its second at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2022 When combining Nielsen’s cable numbers with WBD’s HBO Max viewership, Episode 1 drew 9.99 million viewers in its first night while Episode 2 was watched by 10.2 million, a 2% increase. —

Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 Swan’s best friend, just released from prison, wants to steal some food from a Chinese restaurant on his first night out. —

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