overnight

Example Sentences

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The Riverside County Springs fire, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds up to 50 mph on Friday, did not grow overnight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Stock futures point to a mixed open and oil is up a bit overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

That cost asymmetry — cheap offense, expensive defense — is what restructured the global counterdrone procurement map almost overnight.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The cost of some items have gone up by "30% overnight", which has forced her to "put the prices up," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

In the morning I woke actually wet, and when I finally sat up in my blankets, I learned it had rained overnight and the basement had flooded.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse