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At night or in the night?

At night is used when we talk about every night.

  • At night it goes dark.
    (This means that every night it goes dark.)
  • At night we can see ghosts.

In the night talks about a specific night.

  • In the night I felt ill.
    (This means that on a specific night I felt ill.)
  • Did you hear that noise in the night?