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
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Swathed in red and white, they crammed into one corner of the century-old stadium for what amounted to a nightlong celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
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
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
Though I followed my mother around all day, kept a nightlong vigil on her, there was nothing suspicious about her behavior.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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