: the activity of or entertainment provided for pleasure-seekers at night (as in nightclubs)
also
: establishments providing nightlife
Examples of nightlife in a Sentence
The city is famous for its nightlife.
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After the Spectrum, a D.I.Y. nightclub in Brooklyn, was evicted from its underground venue in 2016, one of its co-founders, the performance artist and nightlife impresario Gage Spex, sought out a new site.
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Coco Romack, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Because this is where the Polytechnic University of Turin's Faculty of Architecture is located, the area is a hub for students and a lively center of nightlife.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
It’s bordered by a great place to stroll, the Parc de la Ciutadella and near the Born neighborhood, considered the place to go for lively nightlife.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The Manner’s Sloane Bar set the stage for Marc Jacobs’ post-show extravaganza, with a fashionable melange of models fresh from the runway at the New York Public Library, drag queens, nightlife impresarios, and friends of the brands enjoying one of the bar’s specialty martinis in the moody space.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Coco Romack, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Because this is where the Polytechnic University of Turin's Faculty of Architecture is located, the area is a hub for students and a lively center of nightlife.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025
It’s bordered by a great place to stroll, the Parc de la Ciutadella and near the Born neighborhood, considered the place to go for lively nightlife.
—Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The Manner’s Sloane Bar set the stage for Marc Jacobs’ post-show extravaganza, with a fashionable melange of models fresh from the runway at the New York Public Library, drag queens, nightlife impresarios, and friends of the brands enjoying one of the bar’s specialty martinis in the moody space.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nightlife
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“Nightlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightlife. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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