spend the night
idiom
1
: to sleep for the night at a place
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.
—often + atThey spent the night at her brother's.
2
: to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person
—+ with
She spent the night with her boyfriend.
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People in the programs get to spend the night on the island.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Good deeds are believed to be significantly multiplied on that night, and Muslims may spend the night in reflection, prayer and doing other good deeds.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Palmer insisted that Pavlovich spend the night in her guest room.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the smoke got so bad in his neighborhood that Jones decided to spend the night in a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Good deeds are believed to be significantly multiplied on that night, and Muslims may spend the night in reflection, prayer and doing other good deeds.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Palmer insisted that Pavlovich spend the night in her guest room.
—Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the smoke got so bad in his neighborhood that Jones decided to spend the night in a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spend the night
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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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