stay the night

idiom

: to sleep at another person's house for the night

After the party she was too drunk to drive so she stayed the night.

—often + at

They stayed the night at her brother's.

Examples of stay the night in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bothies are usually stark stone shelters, with little in the way of amenities, located in remote places where hikers, cyclists, and mountaineers need to stay the night. —Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

Those experiencing homelessness, or whose parents cannot be reached, will be brought to Lighthouse Youth Services for a place to stay the night. —Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025

While exploring the trails around their new home, Tim and Millie fall into a relatively shallow cave where they’re forced to stay the night. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

Shocking no one, the scene that stays with me the most has to do with food: after a violent and rousing wolf hunt, Natasha and her brother Nikolai are invited to a distant uncle’s house to stay the night. —Adam Roberts may 20, Literary Hub, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for stay the night

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite