How to Use call it a night in a Sentence

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  • Men Tell All has wrapped filming, and Katie Thurston is ready to call it a night.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 July 2021
  • After signing copies of her book, Ms. Buell seemed ready to call it a night.
    George Gurley, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • To call it a night, check in to one of Florence’s boutique hotels.
    Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Spurs coach Gregg Popovich heard one whistle and then a second, and by then was ready to call it a night.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2021
  • After about two hours, when the sun began to set, Erin decided to call it a night.
    Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • And while many resort guests would call it a night after the meal, mine was just beginning.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
  • The parents decided to call it a night and head home to make sure everything was OK.
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Barr hung around the party for a bit, but a little after 10 p.m. decided to call it a night.
    Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • But as the slam dunks piled up and the music played and the crowd rumbled, William and Kate were apparently having too much fun to call it a night.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At the end of the evening, Veca, who has taken over the bar, offered small glasses of sambuca to those who weren’t quite ready to call it a night.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • The only logical thing to do was call it a night and hope for a better tomorrow.
    Yvonne Orji, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2021
  • Taylor started crying as well, so the group decided to call it a night.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • As midnight approached, Roxanne was ready to call it a night, but Terry wanted to stay.
    CBS News, 12 Nov. 2022
  • After one hour of deliberation, the jurors were ready to call it a night.
    Joe Barrett, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The Rangers decided to call it a night after 70 pitches, near his limit anyway.
    Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Many watch several innings then call it a night while others catch the entire game, which can stretch beyond three hours.
    Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021
  • After the wins over the Bucks and Wizards, Davis began to suffer from flu-like symptoms against Cleveland and had to call it a night after just eight minutes.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The panelists at the real estate event in Somerville were just about to call it a night when somebody finally raised the question on everyone’s minds.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • After the verdict, Trump went to his namesake property on Fifth Ave., left to attend a fundraiser, then came back and appeared to call it a night around 9:30 p.m.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
  • Darvin Ham, a coach who has been slow to call it a night, pulled his starters with more than eight minutes to go, the game clearly lost to the 76ers, who were playing with more force, more intention and with more attitude.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • After a frustrating evening of painful high heels and stomach issues, the girls decide to call it a night at 9:01 p.m., even though Kardashian West's Trish is re-energized after two power naps.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Fast-forward past a scene of the actor, now naked, enthusiastically consuming pumpkin pie off an equally naked young starlet, and Perry and his partner call it a night.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 June 2020

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