broad daylight

Idioms  

1. 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

Three narrow, dark tunnels along the way throttle speeds because of the sudden contrasts from broad daylight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

A woman who dumped out and walked off with a special-edition Knicks trash can in broad daylight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer, who spoke alongside Trump -- said these forces "audaciously penetrated enemy territory in broad daylight to find, fix and recover" the pilot.

From Barron's ● Apr. 6, 2026

He certainly wouldn't be wandering around in broad daylight unless someone else had a hand in it.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke