night shift

Example Sentences

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In 2026 the city holds the title European Capital of Culture, though culture has been working the night shift here for centuries.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

With a 12‑hour night shift ahead, the work was simply more trouble than it was worth for the mother of two.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Doukopil claimed that his night shift will be “more accountable and more transparent than Cronkite.”

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

He was found at 05:16 the next day near Grangetown train station by a cleaner who had just finished a night shift.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Many such plants around Atlanta ran twenty-four hours a day, and many refugees, starting out at the bottom, ended up taking jobs on the night shift.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John