1
: happening, done, or used by night or every night
2
: of or relating to the night or every night
Examples of nightly in a Sentence
Adjective
There were nightly attacks on the city.
These clubs provide nightly entertainment.
Adverb
She performs at the club nightly.
The restaurant serves dinner nightly.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The changes are a cost-cutting measure that threaten the quality of nightly telecasts, alleged nine FanDuel SN workers who were granted anonymity to speak freely about their employer.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
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—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That deployment antagonized demonstrators and prompted nightly clashes.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
The changes are a cost-cutting measure that threaten the quality of nightly telecasts, alleged nine FanDuel SN workers who were granted anonymity to speak freely about their employer.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Avoid a melatonin 'hangover' 💤 Sometimes hangover-like symptoms occur when people take too much melatonin before bed or use the supplements nightly.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
Sign up here to get it nightly.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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