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

He met with co-workers during a cookout at the Speed Kingz office in Laurel, Md., ahead of a recent night shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Paul Ellis toiled on the night shift at the mill and painted houses during the day in a vain effort to raise his family a notch or two.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson