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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The story goes that the robbery occurred in broad daylight while occupants of Villa Nellcôte watched TV, having reportedly been conducted by Marseille drug dealers that Richards was said to have owed money to.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Created by Haas, Countdown is set in motion when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2025
The undocumented transgender Salvadoran woman watched from behind a car as her co-workers — including another trans Central American woman — were handcuffed and taken away in broad daylight.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The strikes were the first time Iran had attacked Israel in broad daylight, according to the Tasnim news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Created by Haas, Countdown is set in motion when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 June 2025
The undocumented transgender Salvadoran woman watched from behind a car as her co-workers — including another trans Central American woman — were handcuffed and taken away in broad daylight.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The strikes were the first time Iran had attacked Israel in broad daylight, according to the Tasnim news agency.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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