Meaning of in broad daylight in English
in broad daylight
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in broad daylight
Examples of in broad daylight
in broad daylight
A large posse of men gathers at a particular site and then goes directly to the residence of the chosen woman, sometimes in broad daylight and sometimes at night.
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Other people told us about the speed of the inundation and of their terror at seeing the sea advance to their homes in broad daylight.
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Everybody knows that it is dangerous to go out on the streets in broad daylight, let alone at night.
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It is extremely difficult when driving in broad daylight suddenly to go into a fog wall—one is simply asking for disaster then.
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This shipwreck took place shortly after nine o'clock in the morning, in broad daylight.
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These accidents happened with the situation as it is and in broad daylight.
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At the moment, the law assesses reasonable force, but it is not the law under threat, whether in broad daylight or at dead of night.
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Many of those attacks occur in broad daylight.
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There was perfectly good visibility, in broad daylight.
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The prisoner and two other men with a horse and cart were found plundering an apple orchard in a lonely village in broad daylight.
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He continued in broad daylight to sail toward the rocks.
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The result is that even in broad daylight it is a fairly bold person who goes along that so-called footpath.
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Once, crimes were committed by stealth, but now law and order are challenged in broad daylight.
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They stripped it of everything they could get, and walked away in broad daylight.
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Of the 50 rioters arrested in broad daylight, the police released 49 immediately.
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