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

While the town parking lot was nearly packed the first night, some residents have moved to three public schools where air conditioning is running, Hikawa officials said. — CBS News, 30 July 2026

While the town parking lot was nearly packed the first night, some residents have moved to three public schools where air-conditioning is running, Hikawa officials said. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The fireworks were literally going off during the first night of SEC media days. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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