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How to use nights in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Nights means at night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis). Example: “I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.”

Examples of nights by meaning

adverbAt night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

  • I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.

More sentences with nights

  • Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.From the entry crutch
  • I've had enough of working nights, so I'm going to jack in my job.From the entry jack in
  • Those extra nights tacked onto his hotel stay will cost him dear.From the entry cost dear
  • It will cost him dear to tack additional nights onto his hotel stay.From the entry cost dear
  • His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise.From the entry fruit
  • I stayed my friend's house for three nights.From the entry night
  • Most nights I'll read a little before going to sleep.From the entry will
  • I had some friends to dinner two nights ago.From the entry dinner
  • We've had a lot of tropical nights this summer.From the entry tropical
  • Winter's on the way, and the nights are getting in.From the entry get in
  • If you decide to stay the course and finish engineering school, it will mean long hours and sleepless nights.From the entry stay the course
  • I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.From the entry unused
  • It rained for close to forty days and forty nights.From the entry close to
  • I’ve had too many late nights this week, I'm exhausted.From the entry late night
  • I'm on nights all this week.From the entry on
  • The church choir practices Thursday nights.From the entry choir
  • On Friday nights, the roller rink had a time-block called "Lovers' Lap" when they played nothing but ballads on the overhead speakers.From the entry ballad
  • She serves up pizza at nights.From the entry serve up
  • Jamie has to go to bed at 9:00 on school nights, but on Friday and Saturday he gets to stay up as late as he wants.From the entry school night
  • Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry adenosine
  • Fight Night, one of the most notorious student nights of the year, returns this month.2022 November 10, Myfanwy Fleming-Jones, “Manchester Student Fight Night – All you need to know!”, in The Mancunion, archived from the…. From the entry pre
  • Most nights the boy they called Tynan suppered us with scrapple from a can.2021, Atsuro Riley, “Striplings”, in Heard-Hoard, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 14. From the entry supper
  • How had I gotten away with raving every weekend, and sometimes on Thursday nights too?2021, Samantha Durbin, Raver Girl: Coming of Age in the 90s. From the entry rave
  • Now the offish nouveau riche Q spends his nights wasting his cash.2021 October 8, Robert Daniels, “Stream These 5 Action Films Now”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry offish
  • Artin Massihi appeared on primetime shows two nights in a row.2020 April 29, Anna-Maja Rappard, “Dubious coronavirus claims by California doctors condemned by health experts”, in CNN, archived from…. From the entry dan
  • Having started out via Instagram Live, the Saturday club nights have now transferred over to Zoom.2020 June 14, Adam Maidment, “Queerantine parties bring Gay Village into living rooms”, in Manchester Evening News, Glasgow, page 10. From the entry queerantine
  • Anthony and I bevvied together a few nights, but the truth is I couldn't keep up.2019, Craig Ferguson, Riding the Elephant. From the entry bevvy
  • Weekday nights in DTLA are certainly made better with the addition of Plan Check's happy hour.2019 March 12, Mike Postalakis, LA by Mouth: The Essential Guide to Eating in Los Angeles, The Countryman Press, →ISBN. From the entry DTLA
  • He hung from the world-tree, Yggdrasil, hung there for nine nights.2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 1. From the entry world tree
  • It took four nights of screaming, which was horrific, but he's been an absolute dream ever since.2017 March 14, Tamsin Kelly, quoting Charlotte Catton, “Breastsleeping: Is This How New Mums Can Get More Sleep?”, in The Huffington Post…. From the entry breastsleeping
  • They also run classes, pizza nights, and welcome WOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) voluntary apprentices.2016, Chris Young, Slow Dough: Real Bread. From the entry woof
  • But that challenge was important enough to be worth weathering a few cold, dark nights.2015, Kelly McGonigal, “A Meaningful Life Is a Stressful Life”, in The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You (and How to Get Good…. From the entry Mount Everest
  • It weighs on a man, not having any company in the long nights, wouldn't you say, sir?”2015, Sara Taylor, The Shore. From the entry quicksome
  • On other nights it is just a regular wolf, furiously dog-paddling in the ocean.2013, Frank Lesser, Sad Monsters: Growling on the Outside, Crying on the Inside, →ISBN. From the entry merwolf
  • It is best to approach bladder control during the day before working on 'dry nights'.2013, Kathryn Mewes, The 3 Day Nanny: Simple Three-day Solutions for Sleeping, Eating, Potty Training & Behaviour Challenges, Vermilion…. From the entry sleep nappy
  • Pecha Kucha nights are now an established format for presentations in the creative industries.2012, Andrew Hugill, The Digital Musician, →ISBN, page 252. From the entry pecha kucha
  • Over two nights, he explained, the programmes would explore Franklin's move "from the church to the charts".2011 August 1, Elizabeth Mahoney, “Radio Review: The Queen of Soul: the Legend of Aretha”, in The Guardian. From the entry Partridgean
  • Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.2010, Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion, page 88. From the entry rousing
  • They bore the cold winter nights sleeping in tents, showering and bathing whenever and wherever possible.2010, Sebastian Myladiyil, Blown Together: The Trials and Miracles of Katrina, Mobile, Ala.: Evergreen Press, →ISBN, page 200. From the entry thanksgiving

Meaning of nights

  1. adverb At night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

Full definition of nights

Questions about nights in a sentence

How do you use nights in a sentence?
Nights is used as an adverb. For example: “I work nights, my brother only afternoons, and my son days.”
What is a short sentence with nights?
“I'm on nights all this week.”
What does nights mean?
Nights means at night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).

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