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.
Examples of spend the night in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Still, this was only the second time I’d been asked to spend the night in the study.
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Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Stay within the state park at the Starved Rock Lodge, or opt to spend the night in nearby Ottawa, a charming little town with restaurants, shops, and more.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
Some stops include the granite quarry and house in which Griffith grew up, where visitors can actually spend the night.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
One coworker was permitted to spend the night in a nearby hotel but while there was kidnapped by another gang, which demanded 500,000 rmb ($70,000) for his release.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Biden's campaign headquarters opens a day before the president is scheduled to spend the night in Milwaukee on a tour of the upper Midwest, stopping in Milwaukee on Wednesday and Saginaw, Mich., on Thursday.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Joey Graziadei's Order of Elimination Accordingly, the pair decided to spend the night together in the Fantasy Suite.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Soon, some lucky travelers will have a chance to spend the night at the famed landmark—the first to do so since the St. Paul’s Watch fire brigade took nightly shifts protecting the building during World War II.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Due to the distance, Bell would frequently spend the night at Peck's house, but one night everything changed.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Stay within the state park at the Starved Rock Lodge, or opt to spend the night in nearby Ottawa, a charming little town with restaurants, shops, and more.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
Some stops include the granite quarry and house in which Griffith grew up, where visitors can actually spend the night.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
One coworker was permitted to spend the night in a nearby hotel but while there was kidnapped by another gang, which demanded 500,000 rmb ($70,000) for his release.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Biden's campaign headquarters opens a day before the president is scheduled to spend the night in Milwaukee on a tour of the upper Midwest, stopping in Milwaukee on Wednesday and Saginaw, Mich., on Thursday.
—Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
Joey Graziadei's Order of Elimination Accordingly, the pair decided to spend the night together in the Fantasy Suite.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
Soon, some lucky travelers will have a chance to spend the night at the famed landmark—the first to do so since the St. Paul’s Watch fire brigade took nightly shifts protecting the building during World War II.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Due to the distance, Bell would frequently spend the night at Peck's house, but one night everything changed.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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