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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As a condition of his probation, el-Fattah, who had a seven-year-old son, had to present himself at six o’clock every evening at his local police station, in the district of Dokki, and spend the night in a wooden cubicle in the courtyard.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Stroll through the shops downtown, hike the historic Jackson Hill Trail System, or even spend the night under twinkly lights in the Black Bear Treehouse by Treeline Vacations.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
That proved to be the case last month for two teenage girls from Germany who were detained by immigration officials in Hawaii and forced to spend the night in a freezing holding cell.
—Ross MacDonald, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Chabert went on to praise the series' writing staff, specifically mentioning the show’s final full circle moment in which all five Salinger siblings spend the night in their childhood home for one last time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Stroll through the shops downtown, hike the historic Jackson Hill Trail System, or even spend the night under twinkly lights in the Black Bear Treehouse by Treeline Vacations.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
That proved to be the case last month for two teenage girls from Germany who were detained by immigration officials in Hawaii and forced to spend the night in a freezing holding cell.
—Ross MacDonald, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Chabert went on to praise the series' writing staff, specifically mentioning the show’s final full circle moment in which all five Salinger siblings spend the night in their childhood home for one last time.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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