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

Despite receiving treatment from the team's physio at half-time, Lang did not realise the cut on his elbow had been infected until he noticed swelling and increasing pain during a night shift that evening.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 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

Doukopil claimed that his night shift will be “more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite.”

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

At 8:32 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, the person on night shift was just handing the work over to the person on day shift.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone