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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Campfire Hotel If a group trip is in your future, the Campfire Hotel—pool club by day, chic hotel by night—channels retro motor lodge vibes in the best way.
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Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
These harvest additions are eye-catching by day and charming by night.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The pair formerly owned Carte Blanche, a spot that was bakery by day, fine-dining experience by night.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The rising star is generating serious buzz for his turn as a struggling family man who's a sanitation worker by day and robber of drug dealers by night in HBO’s new series Task, costarring Mark Ruffalo.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
These harvest additions are eye-catching by day and charming by night.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
The pair formerly owned Carte Blanche, a spot that was bakery by day, fine-dining experience by night.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
The rising star is generating serious buzz for his turn as a struggling family man who's a sanitation worker by day and robber of drug dealers by night in HBO’s new series Task, costarring Mark Ruffalo.
—Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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