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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French officials and the Louvre Museum have come under international fire in the days and weeks after the heist for security insufficiencies that allowed thieves to steal priceless artifacts in broad daylight.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Eisenberg says the upcoming heist flick's entire cast has been fielding questions about the crime, in which multiple royal jewels were stolen from the renowned Parisian museum in broad daylight.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recalling current headlines out of Paris, three art thieves wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
The unidentified thieves, who remain at large, made off with historic jewels worth more than $100 million after breaking into the world-famous Paris museum in broad daylight on Sunday morning, when the museum was already open to visitors.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Eisenberg says the upcoming heist flick's entire cast has been fielding questions about the crime, in which multiple royal jewels were stolen from the renowned Parisian museum in broad daylight.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Recalling current headlines out of Paris, three art thieves wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2025
The unidentified thieves, who remain at large, made off with historic jewels worth more than $100 million after breaking into the world-famous Paris museum in broad daylight on Sunday morning, when the museum was already open to visitors.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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