night shift

Example Sentences

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In 2026 the city holds the title European Capital of Culture, though culture has been working the night shift here for centuries.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

Toxic gas is believed to have built up underground in poorly ventilated tunnels, causing the workers to collapse just before the end of their night shift.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Colleagues and relatives said the women who died had chosen to work the night shift so they could be with their children during the day.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Since April, Chambliss has worked the night shift overseeing a team of 200 welders, plumbers and electricians at a local data-center construction site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

It was the same H-E-B where his mother worked, although it had been a few years since she’d had to work the night shift.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar