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broad daylight

Idioms

Ample and obvious natural light, as in You don't need your flashlight—it's broad daylight, or She was accosted on her own street in broad daylight. [1300s]

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broad daylight

Metro bus said she saw the drama unfold in broad daylight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The total eclipse plunged a vast swathe of Spain from broad daylight into darkness Wednesday, drawing awed gasps and applause from spectators gathered in parks and cities across the country.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

When it dawned on the teacher what was happening in broad daylight and in front of other motorists and pedestrians, her initial feeling was of disbelief.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

On July 22, busloads of armed Inkatha members, escorted by police vehicles, entered Sebokeng in broad daylight.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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