often attributive
: the time during which there is daylight
Examples of daytime in a Sentence
These animals are active during the daytime.
It's the best new show on daytime.
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Forecasters attributed the violent weather to daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation's midsection from the Gulf.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Overall, Newsmax ranks in the top 20 among cable network average viewership in both prime time and daytime, Nielsen said Monday.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
But the normal daytime high in San Diego this time of year is 68.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The Boat Oyster Bar is an outdoor daytime cafe at the company’s oyster bar, and unlike the Marshall Store reservations are possible, and necessary.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Overall, Newsmax ranks in the top 20 among cable network average viewership in both prime time and daytime, Nielsen said Monday.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
But the normal daytime high in San Diego this time of year is 68.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The Boat Oyster Bar is an outdoor daytime cafe at the company’s oyster bar, and unlike the Marshall Store reservations are possible, and necessary.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daytime
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“Daytime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daytime. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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daytime
noun
day·time
ˈdā-ˌtīm 
: the period of daylight
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