spend the night
idiom
1
: to sleep for the night at a place
After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.
—often + atThey spent the night at her brother's.
2
: to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person
—+ with
She spent the night with her boyfriend.
Examples of spend the night in a Sentence
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In theaters May 17 05 of 31 The Strangers: Chapter One
Car trouble forces a cute young couple (Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch and Teen Wolf's Froy Gutierrez) to spend the night at a remote cabin in a small town, which is eerie by day and downright frightening at night.
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Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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Ferrari Museum
Car buffs will get to spend the night at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, and sleep on a bed that features the same leather as Ferrari seats.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 May 2024
Moving from comedy to cars, auto enthusiasts can spend the night at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Many reportedly had to spend the night in hotels, temporary accommodations and even their cars.
—Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Still, this was only the second time I’d been asked to spend the night in the study.
—Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Stay within the state park at the Starved Rock Lodge, or opt to spend the night in nearby Ottawa, a charming little town with restaurants, shops, and more.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
Some stops include the granite quarry and house in which Griffith grew up, where visitors can actually spend the night.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
One coworker was permitted to spend the night in a nearby hotel but while there was kidnapped by another gang, which demanded 500,000 rmb ($70,000) for his release.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Take a look at the other 10 Icons the company unveiled:
Ferrari Museum
Car buffs will get to spend the night at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy, and sleep on a bed that features the same leather as Ferrari seats.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 May 2024
Moving from comedy to cars, auto enthusiasts can spend the night at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Many reportedly had to spend the night in hotels, temporary accommodations and even their cars.
—Collin Woodard / Jalopnik, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Still, this was only the second time I’d been asked to spend the night in the study.
—Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Stay within the state park at the Starved Rock Lodge, or opt to spend the night in nearby Ottawa, a charming little town with restaurants, shops, and more.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
Some stops include the granite quarry and house in which Griffith grew up, where visitors can actually spend the night.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
One coworker was permitted to spend the night in a nearby hotel but while there was kidnapped by another gang, which demanded 500,000 rmb ($70,000) for his release.
—TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Spend the night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spend%20the%20night. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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