: a night when a person stays awake until a late hour
We're tired today because we had a late night last night.
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Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
That honor goes to the Hot Brown, a sandwich allegedly created to sustain and sober up boisterous, late-night dancing guests at Louisville’s Brown Hotel in 1926.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Ruffin hosted her own late-night talk show The Amber Ruffin Show for three seasons on Peacock.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article NYPD cops shot and wounded a 29-year-old ex-con armed with a knife following a heated late-night foot chase through Brooklyn, police said Saturday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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There was something about his level of aggression, particularly during debates on late-night cable TV.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
That honor goes to the Hot Brown, a sandwich allegedly created to sustain and sober up boisterous, late-night dancing guests at Louisville’s Brown Hotel in 1926.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
Ruffin hosted her own late-night talk show The Amber Ruffin Show for three seasons on Peacock.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article NYPD cops shot and wounded a 29-year-old ex-con armed with a knife following a heated late-night foot chase through Brooklyn, police said Saturday.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Late-night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late-night. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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