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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Essence, 15 Feb. 2025
According to Fox 32 Chicago, a recent court hearing saw 38-year-old Anita Damodaran of Chicago being instructed to stay in Illinois and follow a 12-hour nightly curfew after her dog was found malnourished and barely breathing in March 2024.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
This pioneering show was seen nightly except Sundays, where Captain Video and his posse of justice fighters in the year 2254 operated from a secret mountaintop base on a futuristic Earth.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
In those early days of the Eaton and Palisades Fires, the nightly news and social media coverage overflowed with gray smoke and red flames, and heat…so much heat.
—Essence, 15 Feb. 2025
According to Fox 32 Chicago, a recent court hearing saw 38-year-old Anita Damodaran of Chicago being instructed to stay in Illinois and follow a 12-hour nightly curfew after her dog was found malnourished and barely breathing in March 2024.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
Beige blush is so easy to use and versatile, it can definitely be considered a go-to for daily (or nightly) wear.
—Valentina Bottoni, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
This pioneering show was seen nightly except Sundays, where Captain Video and his posse of justice fighters in the year 2254 operated from a secret mountaintop base on a futuristic Earth.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Nightly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightly. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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