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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This first night immediately showed Lauren how these two dogs would be moving forward.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
The Celtics were missing two starters in Kristaps Porzingis, who missed his eighth straight game with an illness, and Jaylen Brown, who sat out with a knee injury on the first night of a back-to-back.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Instead, the Tool in the Sand Festival performances had several overlapping songs: Ten were played the first night, then nine the second — with four repeats.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Telemundo for years has held an event for advertisers on the first night of Upfront Week, a five-day whirlwind of presentations by U.S. TV companies to Madison Avenue.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
The Celtics were missing two starters in Kristaps Porzingis, who missed his eighth straight game with an illness, and Jaylen Brown, who sat out with a knee injury on the first night of a back-to-back.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2025
Instead, the Tool in the Sand Festival performances had several overlapping songs: Ten were played the first night, then nine the second — with four repeats.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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