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.
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In January, Bohler was arrested for allegedly chopping off four fingers of a dog owner in broad daylight, according to the Daily News.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In it, when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles), is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, jumpers have reportedly taken to launching from El Capitan in broad daylight, sometimes in full view of visitors on the valley floor.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Hawkeyes fans often reciprocated with a full moon in broad daylight.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
In it, when an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles), is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Now, jumpers have reportedly taken to launching from El Capitan in broad daylight, sometimes in full view of visitors on the valley floor.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Hawkeyes fans often reciprocated with a full moon in broad daylight.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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“In broad daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20broad%20daylight. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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