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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After a 12-10 win at Iowa in 2023, Fleck took Floyd of Rosedale to his home in the southwest suburbs to spend the night with him and his wife, Heather.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Kernodle was dating Chapin, who had come to spend the night.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 July 2025
My [eldest] grandchildren spend the night with us every Saturday.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Sometimes detainees spend the night in the Ozark County Jail, on the way to Little Rock, Arkansas, for example, which is about a 3½-hour drive.
—Jesse Bogan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Kernodle was dating Chapin, who had come to spend the night.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 July 2025
My [eldest] grandchildren spend the night with us every Saturday.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Sometimes detainees spend the night in the Ozark County Jail, on the way to Little Rock, Arkansas, for example, which is about a 3½-hour drive.
—Jesse Bogan, Kansas City Star, 19 May 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 20 Jul. 2025.
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