nightlong
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nightlong
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English nihtlang (adverb) “for the space of a night”; see night, long 1
Example Sentences
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Swathed in red and white, they crammed into one corner of the century-old stadium for what amounted to a nightlong celebration.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
Known as the Argus Array Pathfinder, it will register changes in the stars second by second, essentially making a nightlong celestial movie.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022
A classic example of vaccine misinformation and how it spreads, Minaj’s post set off a nightlong round of ridicule.
From Slate • Sep. 14, 2021
A nightlong search for his missing son ends in the woods: ‘He’s gone. I found him.’
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2017
Now night had come on, rough, with no moon, but a nightlong downpour setting in, the rainwind blowing hard from the west.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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