How to Use in broad daylight in a Sentence
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This theft of our hearts is taking place in broad daylight.
—Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
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Lax crime laws allow thieves to steal from stores in broad daylight.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025
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In the blink of an eye, the coyote grabbed her in broad daylight.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Then three of them raped her, one after the other, in broad daylight.
—Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
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Many of these crimes are caught on camera, sometimes in broad daylight.
—Ashan Singh, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2022
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The heist occurred in broad daylight and was even caught on video by an eyewitness.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
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Two young men make out passionately against a tree in broad daylight.
—Claire Beermann, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
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If its gun measures worked, why was a former leader just gunned down in broad daylight?
—New York Times, 9 July 2022
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Then, in broad daylight, one tank is stopped by Ukrainian attack drones.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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In each of these incidents, settlers struck in broad daylight.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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Then, in broad daylight, a four-door truck sped by and slammed to a halt, blocking the family’s path.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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Manhunt underway after a judge and his wife were shot in their home in broad daylight.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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That was seen as a fireball blazing across the sky in broad daylight by dozens of witnesses.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
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But the religious leaders can't arrest him in broad daylight while the crowds are near.
—Lauren Green, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2023
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The alert warns that murders have occurred at all hours including in broad daylight on the streets.
—Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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Murders have occurred at all hours including in broad daylight on the streets.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
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Two of the burglaries happened in broad daylight.
—Natalie Goldstick, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes, or outside in broad daylight.
—Stefanie Dazio and Larry Fenn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
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More Gold Cloaks have been murdered in broad daylight, their guts ripped from their stomachs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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Masked, unidentified men snatched their victims off the streets, often in broad daylight.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Bands of masked men apprehending people in broad daylight in the streets and hauling them off.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
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The unease and suspense is present in broad daylight inside of the domestic sphere.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
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More news to know now Jewelry was stolen from the Louvre in broad daylight.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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The raid shocked the nation and spurred questions about how one of the world’s most renowned museums could be robbed in broad daylight.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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When the stand was stolen by a man in a truck in broad daylight, Flores was among those who stepped in to help, Ciampoli said.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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The incident happened in broad daylight with plenty of shoppers around.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Hawkeyes fans often reciprocated with a full moon in broad daylight.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Committing a cold-blooded murder of a middle-class white woman in broad daylight who tried to get out of their way.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2026
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Unprovoked and in broad daylight, a mentally-ill homeless man backed me against a wall and threatened to kill me.
—WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
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