: 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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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
May 21, 2024 8 strikeouts for Yoshinobu Yamamoto tonight!
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
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Noun
Smaller storms could be seen tonight near the Iowa and Nebraska borders, according to the NWS, with quarter-sized hailstones.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
May 21, 2024 8 strikeouts for Yoshinobu Yamamoto tonight!
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 20 May 2024
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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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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