1
: happening, done, or used by night or every night
2
: of or relating to the night or every night
Examples of nightly in a Sentence
Adjective
There were nightly attacks on the city.
These clubs provide nightly entertainment.
Adverb
She performs at the club nightly.
The restaurant serves dinner nightly.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Try working out or doing a nightly crossword puzzle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Some incorporate it into a nightly routine to improve breathing before sleep.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Try working out or doing a nightly crossword puzzle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
Adverb
Those figures point to a growing audience of people who have turned ambient rain sounds into a nightly routine.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
That’s the stage of sleep where the brain consolidates memory, repairs muscle and runs the nightly glymphatic cleaning cycle.
—John La Puma, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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