often attributive
1
a
: the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night
b
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
: afternoon
c
: the period from sunset or the evening meal to bedtime
2
: the latter portion
3
: the period of an evening's entertainment
: suitable for formal or semiformal evening social occasions
evening dress
evening clothes
Synonyms
Examples of evening in a Sentence
Noun
We're going out to dinner this evening.
He devotes his evenings to charity work.
They left on the evening of July 26.
We're looking forward to an evening at the theater.
several fun-filled evenings of poker
He met her in the evening of his life.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Students from College of Adaptive Arts will participate in the game that evening by singing the opening National Anthem, as well as performing a special cheer routine during the game.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
During his flight, Trump complained on Twitter that the cable networks were not carrying the roll call (the networks also did not air pre-evening events for the Democratic convention).
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020
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Noun
About five people were still considered missing by Thursday evening, Schroetlin said.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Students from College of Adaptive Arts will participate in the game that evening by singing the opening National Anthem, as well as performing a special cheer routine during the game.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
During his flight, Trump complained on Twitter that the cable networks were not carrying the roll call (the networks also did not air pre-evening events for the Democratic convention).
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020
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“Evening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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