night owl
nounDefinition of night owl
: a person who keeps late hours at night
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Examples of night owl in a Sentence
a night owl whose spouse is more of an early bird
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Beverly was a night owl and enjoyed listening to late-night talk-radio dedicated to sci-fi, aliens and related conspiracy theories. — courant.com, "Beverly Hall," 4 Sep. 2019 Before the sun sets on Milan Fashion Week, the night owls took to the Cracco Cafe this past weekend to toast Academy Award–winning actress Cate Blanchett. — Vogue, "W Magazine Celebrates Its Latest Issue With Guest Editor Cate Blanchett," 24 Sep. 2018 Monday’s night owls were treated to the imagination of Zachary Wilder, who maybe couldn’t have designed a better program to show off his wondrous baroque tenor voice. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Bushels of Bach at Boston Early Music Festival," 12 June 2019 Within any culture, people also prefer to rest and rise at different times: In most populations, individuals range from night owls to morning larks in a near bell curve distribution. — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, "How Our Sleeping Habits Helped to Make Us Human," 1 Jan. 2019 That might mean reducing the use of small screens an hour or two before bedtime, especially for a night owl who wants to become a morning person. — SELF, "We Asked a Doctor How Much You Need to Care About Your Circadian Rhythm," 4 Sep. 2018 Encouraging words, even for night owls living in an early-bird world. — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep—And Why It Should Be Your Top Priority (Really)," 1 Nov. 2018 Rocket enthusiasts and night owls should check back then to watch this mission live. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "One of SpaceX’s powerful new Falcon 9 rockets is going on its second mission tonight," 6 Aug. 2018 Yankee night owls, rejoice—this phenomenon will be visible worldwide. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "The Century’s Longest Lunar Eclipse Will Shroud the Moon This Month," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'night owl.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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