overnight
Example Sentences
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The body doesn’t adapt overnight, and when volume ramps up too quickly, pain tends to show up in the lower back, shoulder, elbow or wrist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He was arrested, along with nine other people, and held overnight.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
"The wastewater tank is not full and the toilet is operational; however, the crew was instructed to use backup collection devices overnight if needed," Nasa said.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
The next major milestone is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence," where the Moon's gravity will have stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
A thriller that might require the light to be left on overnight.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
