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 + 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.

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My [eldest] grandchildren spend the night with us every Saturday. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025 Sometimes detainees spend the night in the Ozark County Jail, on the way to Little Rock, Arkansas, for example, which is about a 3½-hour drive. Jesse Bogan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025 As a condition of his probation, el-Fattah, who had a seven-year-old son, had to present himself at six o’clock every evening at his local police station, in the district of Dokki, and spend the night in a wooden cubicle in the courtyard. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 Stroll through the shops downtown, hike the historic Jackson Hill Trail System, or even spend the night under twinkly lights in the Black Bear Treehouse by Treeline Vacations. Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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