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• plural of night.

nights

American  

[nahyts] / naɪts /

adverb

1. at or during the night regularly or frequently.

   He worked during the day and wrote nights.

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nights British  

/ naɪts /

adverb

1. informal at night, esp regularly

   he works nights

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Etymology

Origin of nights

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

Example Sentences

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nights

Their long nights of text messaging were laid bare and many of the messages shown to the jury.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Earlier in July, the American military attacked Iran for 13 consecutive nights.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

You enjoyed late nights, lazy mornings balancing family fun and you time.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Staley: “I thought it was a single night. But this implies it was two nights or three nights.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I even dream I’m running, some nights, my legs so fast that I begin to fly.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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