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Graveyard Shift (Noun)

Workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.).

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

The nurse had to work the graveyard shift at the hospital, which made it difficult for her to adjust to a normal sleep schedule.
Many police officers have to work the graveyard shift, patrolling the streets and responding to emergencies during the late-night hours.
The factory's graveyard shift was always the most challenging, as the workers had to deal with the cold and darkness of the overnight hours.
After working the graveyard shift for several years, the taxi driver found it hard to sleep during the day and stay awake at night.
The security guard's graveyard shift was uneventful, except for the occasional alarm that would go off in the deserted office building.

The work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.).

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Working the graveyard shift was tough, but it paid more than any other shift at the factory.
After a few months on the graveyard shift, she found it hard to adjust to a regular daytime schedule.
He was always tired on weekends because of his graveyard shift job at the hospital.
The security guards on the graveyard shift had to deal with more looters than any other time of day.
Pulling a double graveyard shift left him feeling exhausted and drained.