How to Use call it a night in a Sentence
call it a night
idiom-
And while many resort guests would call it a night after the meal, mine was just beginning.
— Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 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
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'call it a night.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: