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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According to the complaint, as the children prepared for bed on the first night, the daughter learned that her bedmate was biologically male and identifies as a transgender female.
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The shootings took place amid huge crowds packing downtown for the Christmas tree lighting in Millennium Park and the first night of Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Huang ended up at Flower Shop with his wife on their first night back as New York City residents.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
The story rewinds to the very first night in Glendale, Arizona, as the camera pans over rehearsals inside State Farm Stadium.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Nov. 2025
The shootings took place amid huge crowds packing downtown for the Christmas tree lighting in Millennium Park and the first night of Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
Huang ended up at Flower Shop with his wife on their first night back as New York City residents.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
The story rewinds to the very first night in Glendale, Arizona, as the camera pans over rehearsals inside State Farm Stadium.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
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 3 Dec. 2025.
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