first night

noun

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

also : the performance itself

Examples of first night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No youth were cited the first night of the curfew, The Charlotte Observer reported. — Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Rey spent his first night sleeping on the floor of a holding cell with twenty other men. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

The first night game in All-Star history, at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, went to the AL, 5-3, despite a single, triple and home run by NL center fielder Vince DiMaggio of the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

The first night of live competition on July 21, will consist of Chen, Doug Anderson, Shelby McEwen, Cam Hazzard, Jonathan Edwards and Joel Henry. — Brent Lang, Variety, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first night

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight