late-night
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of late-night
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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There were pre-dawn workouts, mid-morning core, mid-afternoon skills training and late-night shooting sessions.
From Los Angeles Times
He’s developing a late-night show format.
“This is not the 1950s. This is not the Red Scare. And, as far as I can tell, no one in late-night is fomenting a revolution. As we know, the revolution will not be televised. It was going to be televised, and then Paramount bought it.”
From Salon
As for lifetime achievement honors, Robert Smigel presented Stephen Colbert with the Walter Bernstein Award for critiquing the power elite on his late-night show, which will air its final episode in May.
From Los Angeles Times
In one neighbourhood, they turned off lights earlier to prevent late-night games.
From BBC
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