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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Experts said the Louvre robbery bore many of the hallmarks of these crimes, including getting away on motorbikes, entering the property in broad daylight and using brute force.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
In just seven minutes, in broad daylight, millions of dollars worth of jewels that once belonged to French royalty were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Justin Robinson was at the park on North Dupont Avenue June 12, 2024 when an argument among a group of teens led to gunfire in broad daylight.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
That same month, a gang in Paris attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of the chief executive officer of a crypto firm in broad daylight.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
In just seven minutes, in broad daylight, millions of dollars worth of jewels that once belonged to French royalty were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Justin Robinson was at the park on North Dupont Avenue June 12, 2024 when an argument among a group of teens led to gunfire in broad daylight.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
That same month, a gang in Paris attempted to kidnap the daughter and grandson of the chief executive officer of a crypto firm in broad daylight.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 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 28 Oct. 2025.
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