in broad daylight
idiom
: during the day when people and things can be easily seen rather than at night
The crime was committed in broad daylight.
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Two men who were in an argument that escalated into a shooting Monday afternoon in broad daylight on a public Broward County beach with bystanders around them are facing charges, police said.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
The attack takes place only about five blocks away from another shooting that rattled the business community and occurred in broad daylight: the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, allegedly by Luigi Mangione, in December 2024.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2025
The clip shows a man walking out of an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Yet despite the visible presence of mass transit police, a substation for the Baltimore Police Department and squad cars routinely stationed at this exact intersection, drug dealing continues in broad daylight.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
The attack takes place only about five blocks away from another shooting that rattled the business community and occurred in broad daylight: the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, allegedly by Luigi Mangione, in December 2024.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2025
The clip shows a man walking out of an apartment building in the Ukrainian capital in broad daylight.
—Victoria Butenko, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Yet despite the visible presence of mass transit police, a substation for the Baltimore Police Department and squad cars routinely stationed at this exact intersection, drug dealing continues in broad daylight.
—Christopher Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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