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nights

American  
[nahyts] / naɪts /

adverb

  1. at or during the night regularly or frequently.

    He worked during the day and wrote nights.
nights British  
/ naɪts /

adverb

  1. informal at night, esp regularly

    he works nights
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Etymology

Origin of nights

before 900; Middle English nightes, Old English nihtes. See night, -s 1

Example Sentences

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They returned to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, first spending two nights in Colombo before taking the winding drive to Pallekele.

From BBC

Should he retire, he leaves a legacy as a resilient, powerful and entertaining fighter with memorable nights to his name.

From BBC

Lee's brother Jamie said he felt shock and disbelief and suffered sleepless nights because of what happened to his mother.

From BBC

She ended up staying for a couple of nights, the jury heard.

From BBC

We shot 58 nights in a row or something insane.

From Los Angeles Times

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