in broad daylight
Example Sentences
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General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer, who spoke alongside Trump -- said these forces "audaciously penetrated enemy territory in broad daylight to find, fix and recover" the pilot.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
They’re in the open every single day, bold and visible, dismantling your feeder in broad daylight.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
A water leak at the Louvre museum in Paris has damaged hundreds of works, just weeks after thieves stole priceless French crown jewels from the museum in broad daylight.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
Long before its young heroes think about creeping through the sewers, nightmares confront them in broad daylight.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
He didn’t see the owls swooping past in broad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open-mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
