graveyard shift

Example Sentences

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I always did the graveyard shift: I worked for 54 years.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He drove to Arizona from his native California after determining that no other streamer had taken the graveyard shift on the Guthrie beat, and he plans on streaming the residence deep into the night.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

For most of the last week, Taufahema has left his graveyard shift job as a security guard and driven to the walkway across the 101 freeway between the Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue exits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The graveyard shift will become the domain of retail investors and specialized firms.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

She grabs my arm outside the Skulls' barracks, where I was heading for a bit of rest before a graveyard shift on the wall.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir