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 violence, Mike said, is hard for anyone to ignore this time, because there were videos circulating across social media of the shooting in broad daylight.
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Andrea Klick, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Masked, unidentified men snatched their victims off the streets, often in broad daylight.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Kenyon Dobie was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in broad daylight Friday while riding the Blue Line, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
About nine years ago, her boyfriend at the time assaulted her in broad daylight and pushed her to the ground, knocking her unconscious.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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Andrea Klick, Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Masked, unidentified men snatched their victims off the streets, often in broad daylight.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Kenyon Dobie was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in broad daylight Friday while riding the Blue Line, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD).
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
About nine years ago, her boyfriend at the time assaulted her in broad daylight and pushed her to the ground, knocking her unconscious.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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