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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Or, maybe, our first night of vigil for Alex Jeffery Pretti, will be a kind of wavering candlelight in the deep, dark moral and ethical power outage that is America, for so many near and far.
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Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.
—Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
Mehta’s first night proved to be disorienting on a continent with round-the-clock sunlight during the summer.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, Gordon played 32 minutes on the first night of one in Denver.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Ed Bok Lee, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
The first night you’re bandaged, though not as much as people might think.
—Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
Mehta’s first night proved to be disorienting on a continent with round-the-clock sunlight during the summer.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Last weekend, Gordon played 32 minutes on the first night of one in Denver.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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