opening night
noun
: the evening when something (such as a play or concert) is performed in front of an audience for the first time
I have tickets for opening night.
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Make your way to the anniversary party on opening night in style with your favorite streamer’s reverie strutting through the French Quarter behind a brass band playing some familiar scores, creepy characters, and you.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Not everything in the production was fully seasoned as of opening night.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
McEntire is slated to perform on opening night (May 29), followed by Jelly on the 30th and McGraw on the 31st.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Steve Bannon wants to see the J6 Prison Choir, made up of men who were jailed for attacking the Capitol on January 6, perform on opening night.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Not everything in the production was fully seasoned as of opening night.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2025
McEntire is slated to perform on opening night (May 29), followed by Jelly on the 30th and McGraw on the 31st.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Steve Bannon wants to see the J6 Prison Choir, made up of men who were jailed for attacking the Capitol on January 6, perform on opening night.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for opening night
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“Opening night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opening%20night. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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