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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The message informed them that two players would take food back to camp, and the third would instead spend the night alone on Exile Island. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026 And guests who pony up $200 can spend the night in a five-room suite. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 After a day of New York Fashion Week and press, actress Miku Martineau opted to spend the night in. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 Forced to spend the night in jail, Nick was bailed out by his wife, but was ordered by a court to live separately from his children, the youngest of whom was just seven months old at the time. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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