night shift
noun
1
: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work
He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.
2
: a group of people who work during the night shift
The night shift is starting to arrive.
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As the night shift ended early in the morning of April 26, Easter Monday, Pilecki and his two compatriots muscled the door open and ran like rabbits from a fox.
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The night shift officers arrived quickly and took him into custody without incident.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The night shift doctors Ayesha Harris as Ellis in the Season 1 finale of The Pitt.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Wear sunglasses when driving home after a night shift to limit bright light exposure.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
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Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The night shift officers arrived quickly and took him into custody without incident.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
The night shift doctors Ayesha Harris as Ellis in the Season 1 finale of The Pitt.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Wear sunglasses when driving home after a night shift to limit bright light exposure.
—Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for night shift
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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