night shift

noun

1

: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work

He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.

2

: a group of people who work during the night shift

The night shift is starting to arrive.

Examples of night shift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Volpe’s drama follows Leonie Benesch (September 5, The Teacher’s Lounge) playing an overextended nurse struggling through a demanding night shift at a Swiss hospital. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026

The couple got clearance from the resort to go down the snowy mountain and spent two and a half hours searching with metal detectors along with the resort’s night shift snowmaking supervisor, Pat Harper. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026

The agreement states the night shift premium would jump from 15 cents to $1. —Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Melatonin supplements can greatly improve the sleep quality of people who work the night shift, are jet-lagged, or have trouble falling asleep due to insomnia. —Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 24 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for night shift

• adrift
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• gearshift
• makeshift
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