spend the night

phrase

1
: to sleep for the night at a place
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.
often + at
They spent the night at her brother's.
2
: to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person
+ with
She spent the night with her boyfriend.

Examples of spend the night in a Sentence

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Two mountain refuges sit high on the plateau, giving hikers the option to spend the night surrounded by Olympus' alpine scenery. Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Unlike any of Jagger’s other properties, however, fans can potentially spend the night there. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026 Dunlap Hollow Millions of visitors every year hike through Hocking Hills’ sandstone caves, but very few get to spend the night in one. Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026 The Pfister Hotel, with its grand lobby of vaulted ceilings and chandeliers, is one of the grandest places to spend the night in the city, with 307 rooms. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spend the night

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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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