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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Overnight

Can one say:

1-Someone broke that window overnight.
instead of:
2-Someone broke that window during the night.
Gratefully,
Navi.
  

Top answer

Yes, it's possible. " Or ". .

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Yes, it's possible.
I'd be more inclined to use it in passive voice: "That window was broken overnight." Or ". . . . during the night."

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