by night
idiom
: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.
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Bring your blanket, camp chair, and picnic by night as Chapungu transforms into a community gathering spot for its long-running summer concert series.
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
The film centers on Hong Im, a widowed farmer who leads a double life – tending paddy fields by day and serving as a ritual healer for villagers by night.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, the storm system will refocus on the Mid-Mississippi Valley and the Midwest and reach the Great Lakes by night, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Regulars who stop for pastries or breakfast with their kids can return by night to sit at the counter turned bar or the intimate dining room.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
The film centers on Hong Im, a widowed farmer who leads a double life – tending paddy fields by day and serving as a ritual healer for villagers by night.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 May 2025
Meanwhile, the storm system will refocus on the Mid-Mississippi Valley and the Midwest and reach the Great Lakes by night, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Regulars who stop for pastries or breakfast with their kids can return by night to sit at the counter turned bar or the intimate dining room.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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