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Examples of night owl in a Sentence
a night owl whose spouse is more of an early bird
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However, one of you is a night owl who stays up looking at their phone, while the other is a light sleeper who gets irritated at the blue light in their face.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Snoozing is a kinder, gentler way to wake up, particularly for night owls.
—Gwen Rockwood The Rockwood Files, arkansasonline.com, 24 Oct. 2024
But the crown prince, a night owl, kept Blinken and his team up all night before finally meeting.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
On the final night of our stay, my husband and I had to drag our children — typically not night owls — from the Miniclub, Conrad Chia Laguna’s kids club at 11 p.m.
—Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined above
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“Night owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20owl. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
night owl
noun
: a person who usually stays up late at night
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