first night
noun
: the night on which a theatrical production is first performed at a given place
also
: the performance itself
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By the end of that first night, she’s sent Ivan home with her number in his phone.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2024
Hawkins had warned me that first night that nothing was guaranteed.
—Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 May 2024
Hawkins had warned me that first night that nothing was guaranteed.
—Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for first night
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“First night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20night. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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