good night

Example Sentences

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I then couldn’t help but recall Shakespeare: “Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet prince. And angels sing thee to thy rest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

“Good-night! Herbert will go regularly between us, and when the time comes you may be certain I shall be ready. Good-night, good-night!”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

"Good-night, Jake," he said, and started back to the café.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

No more passed, save only, at the gate, "Good-night."

From Second String by Hope, Anthony

I could no longer avoid seeing him, and said to Clara, "Good-night."

From Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 by Sheppard, Elizabeth