night shift

noun

: a period of time during the night (such as from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) in which a person is scheduled to work

He works the night shift and sleeps during the day.

: a group of people who work during the night shift

The night shift is starting to arrive.

Examples of night shift in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The footage shows perplexed night shift officers quickly realizing the gravity of the collapse in front of them as a Maryland Transportation Authority Police officer explains the basics: A cargo ship lost power and hit the bridge and a construction crew was missing. —

Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024 Torres, a forklift operator, was working the night shift at the Freeport warehouse on July 24 when a microburst hit. —

Jason Brow, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024 His last few releases have been somber and pensive, so this is a night shift in sound and energy. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2024 Subsequently, the publisher moved her around the newsroom, never gave her a promotion, and assigned her to the night shift. —

Amy Diehl leanne M. Dzubinski, Harvard Business Review, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for night shift

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