: on this present night or the night following this present day
will do it tonight
: the present night or the night following this present day
Examples of tonight in a Sentence
Adverb
This afternoon I'm busy, but tonight I'm free.
Noun
Tonight's party should be fun.
He is staying until tonight.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
India's attempt to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) ended in failure.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 May 2025
Quentin Tarantino was at tonight’s screening as well and helped lead the long-lasting applause.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Not far behind are the likes of Scarlett Johansson, who, after her turn onstage tonight, will have hosted the show seven times.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Noun
An example of this could be something like $10 on the Mets to beat the Yankees tonight.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
India's attempt to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) ended in failure.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 May 2025
Quentin Tarantino was at tonight’s screening as well and helped lead the long-lasting applause.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 May 2025
Not far behind are the likes of Scarlett Johansson, who, after her turn onstage tonight, will have hosted the show seven times.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tonight
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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tonight
1 of 2 adverb
to·night
tə-ˈnīt 
: on this present night or the night following this present day
tonight
2 of 2 noun
: the present or the coming night
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