Definition of "in broad daylight" []

• In ample natural illumination, during the daytime. (adverb)
• In a blatant and publicly visible manner. (adverb)

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• "In Dublin on May 6, 1882, members of a paramilitary splinter group called the Invincibles murdered them with surgical knives in broad daylight at the gates of Phoenix Park, the seat of British authority."
• "My only fear was in being detected before darkness fell, for I could not make the leap in broad daylight while the court below and the avenue beyond were crowded with Zodangans."
• "Cutworms in broad daylight gnawing on the tomato vines."