by night

idiom

: at night : during the night
New York by night is very different from New York by day.

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For me, my favorite was Moulin, the hotel’s cooking school by day, restaurant by night concept—dishes here are prepared almost exclusively with produce grown on the island. Jason Chau, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025 Temperatures could climb toward 30 on Wednesday, with snowfall possible by night time. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025 This restaurant by day, bar by night, has been serving up great food and music since 1878 — and sparking hundreds of love stories along the way, like that of Larry and Valerie Doyle. Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Now in its eighth year, the festival brings together night-sky enthusiasts for a weekend of seminars, photography workshops and forecasting tutorials by day, and, of course, guided aurora chasing by night. Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by night

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“By night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20night. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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