late-night

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adjective

: happening or appearing late at night
late-night television

late night

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noun

: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.

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Adjective
Last year, Carr called for action against Jimmy Kimmel over comments made on his ABC late-night show. Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026 Your eyes will thank you College students often fall asleep without removing their contacts, especially when exhausted from late-night studying or over-intoxicated from partying. Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
So after almost thirty years, his work in late night was coming to an end at the Largo, and his final show was a week before my scheduled C-section. Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 Morgan Fairchild got the approval of a Hollywood legend following her breakup with America’s favorite late night host. Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for late-night

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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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