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.
Examples of night shift in a Sentence
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The night shift retail manager bought the tickets for the drive and uncovered the 10x symbol before seeing the $10,000 prize that would be multiplied for his total winnings, officials said.
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Scott Seno, a night shift press operator, has worked at the Freedom Center for 24 years.
—Vincent Alban, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
While her first husband pursued an M.F.A. at Cornell University, Ms. Porter worked the night shift at a bowling alley and sewed Naugahyde at a furniture factory.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The night shift crew began working in the evening March 25, filling potholes on Interstate 695.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Kelsey Johnson, 32, an emergency medicine resident at the University of Maryland was working the night shift when the bridge fell.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies night shift work, which involves exposure to high levels of light at night, as a probable carcinogen.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2024
The girl is now 4, and Espinoza is ready to work again, perhaps picking up a night shift at a warehouse.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
One of the conclusions of the investigation is that the unit lacked adequate supervision of night shift operations.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Scott Seno, a night shift press operator, has worked at the Freedom Center for 24 years.
—Vincent Alban, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
While her first husband pursued an M.F.A. at Cornell University, Ms. Porter worked the night shift at a bowling alley and sewed Naugahyde at a furniture factory.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The night shift crew began working in the evening March 25, filling potholes on Interstate 695.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2024
Kelsey Johnson, 32, an emergency medicine resident at the University of Maryland was working the night shift when the bridge fell.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies night shift work, which involves exposure to high levels of light at night, as a probable carcinogen.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2024
The girl is now 4, and Espinoza is ready to work again, perhaps picking up a night shift at a warehouse.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
One of the conclusions of the investigation is that the unit lacked adequate supervision of night shift operations.
—Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Night shift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20shift. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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