: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
There is a spirit of solidarity abroad in the world tonight that no physical force can crush.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 May 2024
Serve a few slices tonight and keep the rest frozen for another time.
—Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
Both stars were in town for the American Country Music Awards which will be held at the Ford Center in Frisco tonight.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024
Cardi isn’t the only star at work in the building tonight.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
That doesn’t include Soler, who begins a rehab assignment with Sacrament tonight and could be back by Friday, ominously being struck by a foul ball during batting practice that deflected off the batting cage.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The series continues at 6:37 p.m. tonight, with Louis Varland on the mound for the Saints.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 14 May 2024
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
There is a spirit of solidarity abroad in the world tonight that no physical force can crush.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 May 2024
Serve a few slices tonight and keep the rest frozen for another time.
—Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
Both stars were in town for the American Country Music Awards which will be held at the Ford Center in Frisco tonight.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2024
Cardi isn’t the only star at work in the building tonight.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
That doesn’t include Soler, who begins a rehab assignment with Sacrament tonight and could be back by Friday, ominously being struck by a foul ball during batting practice that deflected off the batting cage.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
The series continues at 6:37 p.m. tonight, with Louis Varland on the mound for the Saints.
—News Services, Twin Cities, 14 May 2024
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 28 May. 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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