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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During their first night together, just for an instant, Nikki appears to glitch, jerking back mid-kiss and looking at him with blind panic instead of undying affection.
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Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Gombrowicz just had to get through that first night in the city of Buenos Aires, surrounded by an unfamiliar language that filtered in, like the winter cold, through the windows and under the door.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
That put a wrap on a quiet first night in the majors for Jones.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
And my mom and dad came [to the first night], my dad’s in 91.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2026
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Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Gombrowicz just had to get through that first night in the city of Buenos Aires, surrounded by an unfamiliar language that filtered in, like the winter cold, through the windows and under the door.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
That put a wrap on a quiet first night in the majors for Jones.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
And my mom and dad came [to the first night], my dad’s in 91.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for first night
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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