in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
Examples of eve in a Sentence
Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New Yorker, endorsed Mamdani on the eve of early voting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
On the eve of Election Day, 1898, White supremacists launched a bloody attack, forcing Laurinburg’s Black citizens to flee.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Abbott’s post came on the eve of New York City’s mayoral election, in which Democrat Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner.
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Noun
The closing of Disney’s acquisition of 70% of Fubo, which is continuing to operate as a separate service, though with many business functions merged with those of Hulu Live, was announced on the eve of the YouTube TV deadline.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New Yorker, endorsed Mamdani on the eve of early voting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
On the eve of Election Day, 1898, White supremacists launched a bloody attack, forcing Laurinburg’s Black citizens to flee.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Abbott’s post came on the eve of New York City’s mayoral election, in which Democrat Zohran Mamdani is the frontrunner.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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