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Schools and workplaces open at night, construction sites buzz in the small hours under massive floodlights, and outdoor recreation takes place in the twilights of dawn and dusk.
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The unofficial after-party took place at the Caribou Club, the members-only club in Aspen, where polo players and their fans danced until the small hours of the night.
—Alyson Kreuger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2025
This will inevitably push many games back into evening slots, which means kick-offs in the small hours of the morning in Europe.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Plus there’s no room in there for that big log that will burn half the night and smolder into the small hours.
—New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2025
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The unofficial after-party took place at the Caribou Club, the members-only club in Aspen, where polo players and their fans danced until the small hours of the night.
—Alyson Kreuger, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2025
This will inevitably push many games back into evening slots, which means kick-offs in the small hours of the morning in Europe.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Plus there’s no room in there for that big log that will burn half the night and smolder into the small hours.
—New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for small hours
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“Small hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20hours. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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