How to Use night owl in a Sentence

night owl

noun
  • Lawrence was a night owl, up all night and sleeping most of the day.
    Hartford Courant, courant.com, 13 May 2018
  • With night owls, a few things get in the way of this resetting process.
    Brian Resnick, Vox, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The hour was yeoman-like, to be sure, but that was the point: the slot was open, and Williams happens to be a night owl.
    Emily Jane Fox, vanityfair.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • And a number of other species may not be able to cope with a night owl’s lifestyle.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 14 June 2018
  • There’s no better way to bring out your inner night owl.
    Glamour Beauty Editors, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Morning larks tend to live longer than night owls, research has shown.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
  • The camp is home to a number of resident night owls who perch on nearby trees.
    Allie Almario, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • Being a night owl isn't about staying up late to party.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Is the child having a circadian rhythm problem — is the child a night owl?
    Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2023
  • The inclination to live as a night owl or morning person might not be by choice.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The festival, which is now in its 15th year, usually lasts for 24 hours straight, for the sake of early risers and night owl artists.
    Doug MacCash | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Now researchers want to learn whether night owls can convert to morning people.
    USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Since then, Williams has been a night owl — and an even keener student of the game, of the Rams’ offense and of upcoming opponents.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • And the November Project is not for everyone: Some people don’t like to run, or can’t, and some people are night owls.
    Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The inn opens its various springs for soaking every day between 8 a.m. for the early birds to midnight for the night owls.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2023
  • The standby has been satisfying night owls' cravings with a big ol' late night slice since 1997.
    Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
  • For definite night owls, the solution remains to be seen, the researchers said.
    Amina Khan, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • New York night owls have hooted for years that the wildest, weirdest after-dark scenes have flourished somewhere else.
    Billy Gray, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2017
  • In the middle of Miami's Art District lurks a different kind of night owl.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Be a night owl For many, Berlin’s legendary party scene is the holy grail for hedonists everywhere.
    National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2019
  • Rocket enthusiasts and night owls should check back then to watch this mission live.
    Loren Grush, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2018
  • One plus is that the 15-hour time difference with South Korea means there will be plenty to follow for night owls and early risers.
    Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Not for the faint of heart, or those with an early bedtime, these pulsing, high-energy dance clubs keep night owls going until the wee hours of the morning.
    Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Calling all night owls, spend your after-hours in nature by checking out these 8 enchanting night hikes to take in L.A. as the weather warms up.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Being a night owl has been associated with a range of health problems.
    Smithsonian, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Instant Pots are great for last-minute people and night owls who can use the pressure cook function after work to get a hot meal on the table in a matter of minutes.
    Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2019
  • This is determined by whether your tendency is to be an early riser or night owl.
    Alex Janin, WSJ, 25 May 2022
  • Encouraging words, even for night owls living in an early-bird world.
    Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2018
  • To a diehard night owl like me, this is delicious freedom, a sort of personal protest against the rigidity of the obnoxious workday alarm.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Jalen would try to be asleep by 9:30 p.m. on school nights, but Erica — the night owl looking for a playmate — would sometimes run into his room, flick on the flights, tear off his blankets and run them around the house.
    Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2022

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