Sentence examples for midnight oil from inspiring English sources

The phrase "midnight oil" is both correct and commonly used in written English.
It is often used figuratively to refer to working or studying late into the night. Example: "I stayed up burning the midnight oil to finish my term paper on time."

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Ministers arrived at 8am and burned the midnight oil.

The Economist

But burning the midnight oil in this manner is peculiar.

The Washington Post

Still, there was always more to Midnight Oil than slogans.

The Guardian

As young professionals, they burn the midnight oil for their employers.

The Economist

Rarely has there been a better advert for burning the midnight oil.

The Guardian - Sport

MIDNIGHT OIL I keep myself up to midnight; that's out of necessity.

The New York Times

Mr. Drasler said some students had "been burning the midnight oil".

The New York Times - Arts

I didn't want to create a culture of burn the midnight oil, and sleep in cots.

The New York Times

We admire those who hunker down, stay the course, burn the midnight oil.

The New York Times

But according to Lucinda, it was also his excuse for burning the midnight oil.

Independent

He was "burning the midnight oil" to finish his studies, he said.

The Guardian

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