How to Use call it a night in a Sentence

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  • Men Tell All has wrapped filming, and Katie Thurston is ready to call it a night.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 July 2021
  • After signing copies of her book, Ms. Buell seemed ready to call it a night.
    George Gurley, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • To call it a night, check in to one of Florence’s boutique hotels.
    Larry Bleiberg, Washington Post, 15 June 2022
  • Spurs coach Gregg Popovich heard one whistle and then a second, and by then was ready to call it a night.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 June 2021
  • After about two hours, when the sun began to set, Erin decided to call it a night.
    Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • And while many resort guests would call it a night after the meal, mine was just beginning.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2023
  • The parents decided to call it a night and head home to make sure everything was OK.
    Kelly Martinez, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Barr hung around the party for a bit, but a little after 10 p.m. decided to call it a night.
    Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • But as the slam dunks piled up and the music played and the crowd rumbled, William and Kate were apparently having too much fun to call it a night.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At the end of the evening, Veca, who has taken over the bar, offered small glasses of sambuca to those who weren’t quite ready to call it a night.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • The only logical thing to do was call it a night and hope for a better tomorrow.
    Yvonne Orji, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2021
  • As midnight approached, Roxanne was ready to call it a night, but Terry wanted to stay.
    CBS News, 12 Nov. 2022
  • After one hour of deliberation, the jurors were ready to call it a night.
    Joe Barrett, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The Rangers decided to call it a night after 70 pitches, near his limit anyway.
    Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Many watch several innings then call it a night while others catch the entire game, which can stretch beyond three hours.
    Katie Pesznecker, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2021
  • After the wins over the Bucks and Wizards, Davis began to suffer from flu-like symptoms against Cleveland and had to call it a night after just eight minutes.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The panelists at the real estate event in Somerville were just about to call it a night when somebody finally raised the question on everyone’s minds.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • After a frustrating evening of painful high heels and stomach issues, the girls decide to call it a night at 9:01 p.m., even though Kardashian West's Trish is re-energized after two power naps.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Fast-forward past a scene of the actor, now naked, enthusiastically consuming pumpkin pie off an equally naked young starlet, and Perry and his partner call it a night.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 22 June 2020

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