How to Use red-eye in a Sentence

red-eye

noun
  • My dad, my brother took a red-eye in from San Diego just to be here.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2023
  • Slip on the matching eye mask to catch some z’s during your next red-eye.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The Louisville pep band would be catching a red-eye flight back to Kentucky, and Iowa’s band would travel straight to Dallas.
    Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Wednesday’s premiere of the three-episode series marks nine years to the day that contact was lost with red-eye Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • When the airlines will begin red-eye flights has not yet been determined.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Eventually, Alana arrived on a red-eye flight and headed straight for the house.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
  • The right joggers can get you through red-eye flights and sweaty hotel gym sessions, or even be dressed up with the right pair of heels or blazer for a night out in the city.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2023
  • These joggers are slightly more tailored than sweats, but still comfy enough for a long-haul or red-eye.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The latest Companion Pass promotion comes on the heels of Southwest’s plans to start red-eye flights sometime in the next two years.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
  • At Claud, domestic country ham is served with sunchokes and red-eye mayo.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • When not in custody, their nightly shelter has been either a red-eye bus ride, or a bus station floor.
    Palabra, al, 15 Mar. 2023
  • That doesn’t even cover the dark, tired under-eyes from an early morning red-eye flight or long travel days.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
  • Fresh comfy joggers will also be great for travel plans, whether for a chilly train to head to the New Jersey shore or a red-eye to Greece for a friend's wedding.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2023
  • Crushed after a brutal red-eye, followed by my 30th high school reunion, I was wasted.
    Todd Robinson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Typically red-eye gravy is made fresh, in small batches.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Taiwanese couples and families in a long line wait patiently behind the China Airlines counter to check in for the red-eye flight to Taipei.
    Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024
  • As the sun sets on the runway, passengers wait to catch a red-eye flight, grab a late bite and listen as cargo flights rumble along the runway for takeoffs and landings.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • No one knows this better than flight attendants who live out of their 22-inch-long suitcases and still manage to look polished and perfect, even on red-eye flights.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Auburn escaped back on the red-eye across the country Sunday morning with a 14-10 win over Cal in an ugly, sloppy performance on the offensive side of the ball, but a wildly clutch day on defense.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The lines may be longer in the evenings at major international airports with many red-eye departures, for example.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2023
  • Only recently has the software gotten red-eye removal and a side-by-side comparison view.
    PCMAG, 31 May 2024
  • Popular red-eye gravy uses only pan drippings from country ham and strong coffee.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This can mean anything from a quick three-hour domestic flight to Miami for a food and wine festival or a long-haul red-eye flight to Italy to cover an olive harvest or go vineyard hopping.
    Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Book the first or last flight Early morning and red-eye flights are often the least popular with other travelers, so tickets for those departures can be cheaper.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
  • However, my youngest expressed a momentary bout of fear while attempting to go to bed, about the film's main antagonist, Zuul—the creepy, dog-like demon with red-eyes who is a minion of the evil Gozer.
    Kristina Behr, Parents, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The feeling of being horizontal and comfortable after a long time of not feeling that way, and getting red-eye flight half-sleep, is uniquely delightful.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • One former Tiger employee recalls a partner taking a 10-hour red-eye to visit the offices of a prospective portfolio startup, crunching numbers, then meeting with the founders in the morning.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Newman made headlines months before her first book hit shelves when it was announced the former flight attendant who sketched out plot ideas during breaks on cross-country red-eye flights scored a 7-figure deal to publish two novels.
    Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • Fagan returned to Oregon on a red-eye flight beginning Monday night, according to her calendar.
    Hillary Borrud | , oregonlive, 3 May 2023
  • Vučević also credits his wife’s role in protecting his sleep schedule during the season, ensuring that their children don’t wake him up early after late night games or red-eye flights home.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

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