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nights

American  
[nahyts] / naɪts /

adverb

  1. at or during the night regularly or frequently.

    He worked during the day and wrote nights.


nights British  
/ naɪts /

adverb

  1. informal at night, esp regularly

    he works nights

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nights

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

Example Sentences

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Most Friday nights, she said, VCs host poker and pickleball games in Silicon Valley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Roberts texted Freeman a couple nights ago and told him he would give him Friday off.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Police would go on to learn that the pair attended two Elvis Presley tribute nights at the Northern Social Club near their homes in May.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

You see bigger artists playing just 10 cities, but doing multiple nights.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

My nights off are Fridays and Saturdays, so Monday morning means I have four shifts left until my weekend.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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