late-night
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of late-night
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Lamarco and his firm have previously been drawn into court battles involving celebrity attorney Alex Spiro, and once generated a few media headlines after Lamarco challenged late-night host Jimmy Fallon to a $1 million bet.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
Daly previously hosted NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” a late-night celebrity interview show which concluded in 2019 after 18 seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The lyrics are informed by those negative, late-night thoughts that prey on your mind when you should be sleeping.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
From Blue Ribbon Brasserie in SoHo to Kellogg’s Diner in Brooklyn, one writer set out to investigate late-night dining in the city that never sleeps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Aside from our complaints about the late-night welding, our families are generally amicable, but there’s always been a sense of polite tension when my parents deal with them.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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