often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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We had been prepared since the daytime for their arrival … the FARDC (army soldiers) had left.
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Rekindling the Past, Breaking New Ground: Once a centerpiece of daytime TV, soaps have mostly disappeared.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The average daytime high at BWI Marshall Airport in January was in the 30s for the first time in over a decade.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
At daytime the home was a magnet for the curious and the intrigued and at nighttime the house turned magical.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Nimi Princewill, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Rekindling the Past, Breaking New Ground: Once a centerpiece of daytime TV, soaps have mostly disappeared.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
The average daytime high at BWI Marshall Airport in January was in the 30s for the first time in over a decade.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
At daytime the home was a magnet for the curious and the intrigued and at nighttime the house turned magical.
—Ed Massey, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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