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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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nights

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

Example Sentences

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I spent a year attending community college philosophy classes, and some of the best nights of my life have been spent standing outside a strip-mall GameStop.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Ohtani has also reached base on all seven of his bobblehead nights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“I will miss being this close with this many people and having a common purpose,” Koch said during a news conference on one of the crew’s final nights in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Starting on Thursday, the opening concerts in Goyang are estimated to draw more than 120,000 fans over three nights.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“For weeks now, I have not been sleeping at nights, and do you know why this is, Elizabeth?” she said.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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