red-eye

Example Sentences

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United Airlines has scrapped some red-eye and midweek flights, while Air France is charging business class passengers more to offset the fuel burden of their heavier seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Coco came in and had to be at the airport in two hours for a red-eye to New York.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The remaining one is now being shown everywhere – a shocked Andrew leaning back on a car seat, his eyes reflecting the photographers' flashes at night in what's known as the red-eye effect.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Thursday night for a red-eye to Washington, D.C., with her two young kids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

After the first Friday, a bone-weary Ernest Lawrence boarded a red-eye flight west for a few days at Balboa and was back in the air two days later for another grueling week.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik