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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And while this civil war of sorts bloomed in the shadows in Kentucky, another culture sprung up in broad daylight.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Last December, Luigi Mangione was accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight outside an insurance industry conference in New York City.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
When the stand was stolen by a man in a truck in broad daylight, Flores was among those who stepped in to help, Ciampoli said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In Washington in March 2022, a then-31-year-old man named Johnwann Elliott gunned down 37-year-old Nikia Young in broad daylight at a bus stop, according to the Justice Department.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Last December, Luigi Mangione was accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in broad daylight outside an insurance industry conference in New York City.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
When the stand was stolen by a man in a truck in broad daylight, Flores was among those who stepped in to help, Ciampoli said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In Washington in March 2022, a then-31-year-old man named Johnwann Elliott gunned down 37-year-old Nikia Young in broad daylight at a bus stop, according to the Justice Department.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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