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night owl

[nahyt oul] / ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl /




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Then the night owl can get out of bed and continue on with his or her evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"Instead of being a morning lark you're going to become more of a night owl," Casement explained.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Singh was a night owl for most of her life, often staying up until the early morning hours and waking at noon.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

I’m a bit of a night owl, and I thought, “I’m just going to sleep in tomorrow. Someone will tell me what happened. I just don’t even want to look.”

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

As she went deeper into the trees, she heard the call of a night owl, and an animal bounded through the undergrowth — a rabbit?

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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