by night
Example Sentences
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Some scam farms act as legitimate businesses during the day and scam centres by night.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
A writer by day and an avid concertgoer by night, I relied for years on Spotify to provide my soundtrack and introduce me to new bands.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
Nikunj Kothari, a venture capitalist by day who builds apps by night, wakes up and checks his agents first thing in the morning, before coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
On the Kolkata by night tour, he gestures towards almost an entire block lit up by Kolkata Restorers: all imposing red-brick neoclassical buildings closed on a Sunday evening but glowing warmly yellow.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
“She be here by night, right dar in her bed.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
