1
: happening, done, or used by night or every night
2
: of or relating to the night or every night
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Examples of nightly in a Sentence
Adjective
There were nightly attacks on the city.
These clubs provide nightly entertainment.
Adverb
She performs at the club nightly.
The restaurant serves dinner nightly.
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Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Prosecutors portrayed him as a reckless physician paid $150,000 a month to treat the pop star’s insomnia with a nightly drip of propofol.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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Adjective
With its epic sunsets that demand a nightly celebration, crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life, beautiful sandbars and an eclectic arts scene, Key West is more than a rowdy party.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Prosecutors portrayed him as a reckless physician paid $150,000 a month to treat the pop star’s insomnia with a nightly drip of propofol.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightly. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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