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

These rejections include supplemental health benefits, a night shift differential, geographic pay differential, a recruitment and retention proposal, seniority differential and overtime meal benefits, according to the complaint. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Survivors a minority Madan Singh Budha had come off the night shift at the Upper Trishuli tunnel number 2 when the deluge struck. — Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Such is life on the night shift at one of TV‘s most indelible workplaces. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

That includes the night shift, where most stations today sit idle. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for night shift

• adrift
• airlift
• facelift
• festschrift
• forklift
• gearshift
• makeshift
• redshift
• sealift
• snowdrift
• spendthrift
• clift