I'm sure we watched the nightly news, and then we turned on the movie.
For months at a time, air raids were a nightly occurrence.
Nightly is also an adverb.
She appears nightly on the television news.
More Synonyms of nightly
nightly in British English
(ˈnaɪtlɪ)
adjective
1.
happening or relating to each night
2.
happening at night
adverb
3.
at night or each night
nightly in American English
(ˈnaɪtli)
adjective
1. Obsolete
of, like, or characteristic of the night
2.
done or occurring every night
adverb
3. Obsolete
at night
4.
night after night; every night
Examples of 'nightly' in a sentence
nightly
Guests can stay for up to two weeks before being charged a nightly fee.
The Sun (2016)
You can reinvent yourself on a nightly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We can just stay tuned to the nightly news.
Christianity Today (2000)
The main pool area also hosts the nightly entertainment provided by local acts and the enthusiastic animation team.
The Sun (2013)
During that time, sneaking food was a common nightly occurrence.
Bloom, Carol & Gitter, Andrea (contributor) & Gutwill, Susan (contributor) & Kogel,Laura (contributor) & Zaphiropoulos, Lela (contributor) Eating Problems: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Treatment Model (1994)
The plush resort also offers tennis, windsurfing and scuba diving and live nightly entertainment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Each one has top facilities including pools, nightly entertainment and bars.
The Sun (2014)
His sleep patterns differ on a nightly basis and he will often be awake all night if he is bored in the day.
The Sun (2012)
Women would dress up and had to be accompanied by a man, and the crowd changed on a nightly basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There is also nightly entertainment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Just watch the nightly news.
The Sun (2015)
My brother was one of tens of thousands of aircrew who were shot to bits on a nightly basis over civilised Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The Tonight programme had a nightly audience of about 8m.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If your brood likes non-stop action and nightly entertainment, this is a great choice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
nightly
British English: nightly ADJECTIVE
A nightly event happens every night.
I always watch the nightly news.
American English: nightly
Brazilian Portuguese: noturno
Chinese: 每夜的
European Spanish: de todas las noches
French: du soir
German: allabendlich
Italian: serale
Japanese: 毎夜の
Korean: 밤마다의
European Portuguese: noturno
Latin American Spanish: de todas las noches
Chinese translation of 'nightly'
nightly
(ˈnaɪtlɪ)
adj
晚间(間)的 (wǎnjiān de)
adv
每晚 (měi wǎn)
(adjective)
Definition
happening each night
One of the nurses came by on her nightly rounds.
Synonyms
nocturnal
These creatures have a predominantly nocturnal lifestyle.