spend the night

idiom

: to sleep for the night at a place

After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night.

—often + at

They spent the night at her brother's.

: to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person

—+ with

She spent the night with her boyfriend.

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Seeger takes the young artist under his wing, even driving Dylan to his upstate New York cabin to spend the night with his family. —

Brady Gerber, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 Migrants coming to Massachusetts were forced to spend the night at Logan Airport this past winter because of overcrowded shelters. —

Mike Deehan, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024 According to evidence introduced at trial, on May 29, 2023, the defendant provided alcohol to a minor female who was invited to spend the night at Hariprasad’s house by a minor female friend. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024 It’s always been my dream to spend the night in a treehouse, and my trip to Red River Gorge in Kentucky overdelivered on this longtime aspiration. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spend the night

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