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.
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Sleep is essentially the night shift for one of your body's most important organs.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Maher sometimes worked the night shift, at times with nurse Vivian Torrente.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Bright light in the 2,500-10,000 lux range during the first six hours of a night shift suppresses melatonin and enhances alertness.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
For nurses, paramedics, factory workers and anyone else managing night shift sleep regularly, here’s what the science actually says about fixing it.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Maher sometimes worked the night shift, at times with nurse Vivian Torrente.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
Bright light in the 2,500-10,000 lux range during the first six hours of a night shift suppresses melatonin and enhances alertness.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
For nurses, paramedics, factory workers and anyone else managing night shift sleep regularly, here’s what the science actually says about fixing it.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for night shift
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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