first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
Examples of first night in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Less than two days after a report of gunfire sent people running at Worlds of Fun Saturday night, emptying the amusement park on the first night of their Halloween Haunt event, police have determined the noises were caused by fireworks.
—
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Running from January 13th to 19th in 2026, with future tours planned for 2027 and 2028, tour guests will congregate in historic Old Town Munich for their first night.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Hozier headlined the festival’s first night, pausing midway through his acoustic set on the B-stage to take in the view of 35,000 fans stretched across the beach.
—Michele Amabile Angermiller, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Another restaurant owner told The New York Times that sales dropped from $1,200 to just $112 on the first night troops appeared.
—Ted Wheeler, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first night
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Running from January 13th to 19th in 2026, with future tours planned for 2027 and 2028, tour guests will congregate in historic Old Town Munich for their first night.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Hozier headlined the festival’s first night, pausing midway through his acoustic set on the B-stage to take in the view of 35,000 fans stretched across the beach.
—Michele Amabile Angermiller, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Another restaurant owner told The New York Times that sales dropped from $1,200 to just $112 on the first night troops appeared.
—Ted Wheeler, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first night
Cite this Entry
“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share