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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Example Sentences

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

“If this is what they’re doing in broad daylight, it’s scary to think what they could do at nighttime.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

They’re in the open every single day, bold and visible, dismantling your feeder in broad daylight.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

Even in broad daylight his hand passed through solid objects.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan