spend the night
idiom
1
: to sleep for the night at a place
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.
—often + atThey 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.
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Sand City sits just two miles from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, yet until this month, visitors couldn’t spend the night in town.
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Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
As a certified Dark Sky Park, this is an excellent place to spend the night to stargaze.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Snow was forecast, so Dick invited them to spend the night.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Flight delays forced Choco and his travel partner to spend the night in Chicago — a layover neither of them had planned.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
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Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026
As a certified Dark Sky Park, this is an excellent place to spend the night to stargaze.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
Snow was forecast, so Dick invited them to spend the night.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Flight delays forced Choco and his travel partner to spend the night in Chicago — a layover neither of them had planned.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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