nightlong
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of nightlong
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English nihtlang (adverb) “for the space of a night”; see night, long 1
Example Sentences
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It was the first stop on Zohran Mamdani’s nightlong mayoral campaign blitz into the robust Muslim constituency that dots New York City.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2025
Known as the Argus Array Pathfinder, it will register changes in the stars second by second, essentially making a nightlong celestial movie.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022
Instead, the Buckeyes had nine 3-pointers by the end of the third quarter — a milestone in the nearly nightlong misery for third-seeded L.S.U., which fell to No. 6 Ohio State, 79-64.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022
The nightlong buildup of frustration with home-plate umpire Doug Eddings boiled over too because, after Strasburg popped up Correa for the second out, Strasburg screamed something at Eddings.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2019
Now night had come on, rough, with no moon, but a nightlong downpour setting in, the rainwind blowing hard from the west.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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