in broad daylight
idiom
: during the day when people and things can be easily seen rather than at night
The crime was committed in broad daylight.
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And don’t do it in broad daylight, which Mr. Orange Pants did.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
While the reserve’s native birds are most active during dawn and dusk, there’s still a wealth of local species that can be encountered in broad daylight.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
White pursued on foot before opening fire in broad daylight, fatally striking the rapper.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Camarena was living in Guadalajara, Mexico, with his family and working as an undercover DEA agent when he was kidnapped on the street in broad daylight 40 years ago.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
While the reserve’s native birds are most active during dawn and dusk, there’s still a wealth of local species that can be encountered in broad daylight.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
White pursued on foot before opening fire in broad daylight, fatally striking the rapper.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Camarena was living in Guadalajara, Mexico, with his family and working as an undercover DEA agent when he was kidnapped on the street in broad daylight 40 years ago.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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