in broad daylight
idiom
: during the day when people and things can be easily seen rather than at night
The crime was committed in broad daylight.
Examples of in broad daylight in a Sentence
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The assassination in broad daylight of Ms. Gaytán, a 37-year-old lawyer, reflects a gruesome trend in this year’s general election in Mexico.
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Simon Romero, New York Times, 25 May 2024
The suspect who shot a UPS driver in broad daylight in an ambush killing as the victim was on his delivery route in Southern California was a childhood friend of his and a coworker, prosecutors said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 22 May 2024
Clifton Williams, a 50-year-old unhoused man, is being held on $50,000 cash bail and is set to appear in court Thursday for assaulting two people just minutes apart on May 8 in broad daylight.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
This stance also ignores the large number of Chinese, Iranian, Russian and other foreign adversaries arriving unannounced at our borders — some even landing boats on beaches in broad daylight to scurry away into a caravan of cars awaiting them, as has been seen along California coastlines.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
The family of a 36-year-old mother who was stabbed near Times Square in broad daylight is speaking out about the unprovoked attack.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 May 2024
His publicist confirmed the news and said Buscemi is OK following the attack, which occurred in broad daylight.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
By the time Ecuador’s current president, Daniel Noboa, was elected in a runoff, the country had suffered months of political turmoil, including the assassination of a presidential candidate in broad daylight on the streets of central Quito.
—Michael Snyder Ana Topoleanu, New York Times, 10 May 2024
What started with a bloody fight between two men on a residential street in Covington, ended in a shooting in broad daylight that left one of those men dead.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2024
Simon Romero, New York Times, 25 May 2024
The suspect who shot a UPS driver in broad daylight in an ambush killing as the victim was on his delivery route in Southern California was a childhood friend of his and a coworker, prosecutors said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 22 May 2024
Clifton Williams, a 50-year-old unhoused man, is being held on $50,000 cash bail and is set to appear in court Thursday for assaulting two people just minutes apart on May 8 in broad daylight.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
This stance also ignores the large number of Chinese, Iranian, Russian and other foreign adversaries arriving unannounced at our borders — some even landing boats on beaches in broad daylight to scurry away into a caravan of cars awaiting them, as has been seen along California coastlines.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
The family of a 36-year-old mother who was stabbed near Times Square in broad daylight is speaking out about the unprovoked attack.
—Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 May 2024
His publicist confirmed the news and said Buscemi is OK following the attack, which occurred in broad daylight.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2024
By the time Ecuador’s current president, Daniel Noboa, was elected in a runoff, the country had suffered months of political turmoil, including the assassination of a presidential candidate in broad daylight on the streets of central Quito.
—Michael Snyder Ana Topoleanu, New York Times, 10 May 2024
What started with a bloody fight between two men on a residential street in Covington, ended in a shooting in broad daylight that left one of those men dead.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2024
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