first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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Following the team’s first night practice at Muni, the group assembled in the locker room to receive a scouting report about San Jose life.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
On the first night of a 162-game journey, timely hits eluded them once again.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Hillary Clinton speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, August 19, 2024.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
It’s typically held on the first night of Passover, but many people have more than one seder during Passover week.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
On the first night of a 162-game journey, timely hits eluded them once again.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Hillary Clinton speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., on Monday, August 19, 2024.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
It’s typically held on the first night of Passover, but many people have more than one seder during Passover week.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first night
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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