by night
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: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.
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Guests explore the raw beauty of the Altiplano by day, and by night, gather beneath some of the clearest stargazing skies in South America.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always.
—Taylor Hagood, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The story centers on Eddie Edison, a pizza delivery boy by day, sidekick by night.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
These people dress for the beach by day and for the club by night.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always.
—Taylor Hagood, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
The story centers on Eddie Edison, a pizza delivery boy by day, sidekick by night.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
These people dress for the beach by day and for the club by night.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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