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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That proved to be the case last month for two teenage girls from Germany who were detained by immigration officials in Hawaii and forced to spend the night in a freezing holding cell.
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Ross MacDonald, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Chabert went on to praise the series' writing staff, specifically mentioning the show’s final full circle moment in which all five Salinger siblings spend the night in their childhood home for one last time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In the proceeding years, visitors who wanted to spend the night in the park could rent houseboats, erect tents, or park their camper vans or RVs, but the nearest hotel was located about an hour away in Florida City.
—Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Strangers – Chapter 1’s blurb was as follows: After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
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Ross MacDonald, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Chabert went on to praise the series' writing staff, specifically mentioning the show’s final full circle moment in which all five Salinger siblings spend the night in their childhood home for one last time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In the proceeding years, visitors who wanted to spend the night in the park could rent houseboats, erect tents, or park their camper vans or RVs, but the nearest hotel was located about an hour away in Florida City.
—Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Strangers – Chapter 1’s blurb was as follows: After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 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 25 May. 2025.
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