pull an all-nighter

phrase

informal

: to stay up all night

He pulled an all-nighter to study for the exam.

Examples of pull an all-nighter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Monday, some 220 full-price retail locations were due to pull an all-nighter, stripping out old stock and installing the new collections so the reset landed globally in one hit. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

So, Mangione took the lead and suggested going to one of their houses to order pizza and pull an all-nighter. — Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025

For her and many others with ADHD, Adderall is much more than a recreational drug or a study aid that helps a college kid pull an all-nighter, as some stereotypes may suggest. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024

In Episode 7, Belly, Jeremiah and Steven pull an all-nighter to help Conrad study for his biology final. — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023

Students looking to pull an all-nighter or riddled with anxiety craved this stuff; UTSA made for a lucrative outlet. — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023

And when the occasion calls for it, he’s been known to pull an all-nighter to prepare a new medical lecture for his students. — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2022

The best viewing window will take place in the couple of hours before dawn, so set an alarm (or pull an all-nighter). — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 13 July 2021

Rhymes for pull an all-nighter

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