night shift
Example Sentences
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At around 8 p.m., night shift workers shut down every gallery in South Hall, locking every prisoner inside his cell, including the porter, who sometimes acts as an additional set of eyes and ears.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
CEUTA, Spain—Obaid Aleilmi woke up on a recent afternoon, after working the night shift, to a flood of messages on his phone saying the border was open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"They get very anxious because they can't sleep long after a night shift," says Moen.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Samples were collected during daytime sleep after night shift work and during the following night shift.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
The lights-out at 22:30 signals that everyone not on the night shift should be in bed.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
