in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
Synonyms
Examples of eve in a Sentence
Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
Recent Examples on the Web
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The forecast comes on the eve of CinemaCon, the annual National Association of Theater Owners convention, being held in Las Vegas April 8-11.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The awards had been held on the eve of Nashville’s CMA Fest in June since 2002, but when CBS’ contract with the ACM Awards expired, the network rescheduled subsidiary CMT’s ceremony as a spring event.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The Academy Award-winning actress and sons Shaun Cassidy, Ryan Cassidy and Patrick Cassidy, joined Jones for a heartwarming picture on the eve of her March 31 birthday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The hack roiled Washington and gave Chinese operatives access to the unclassified email accounts of senior US diplomats, including US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, on the eve of a high-profile visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China last June, CNN has reported.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This was in 1956, and on the eve of an election, too.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Still President Florentino Perez gave him a two-year contract extension, but the lack of faith in Lunin was demonstrated by bringing in Kepa on loan from Chelsea when Courtois suffered an ACL rupture on the eve of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Families and neighbors stood, or sat on lawn chairs or atop trucks, waiting for a procession on the eve of Palm Sunday, eyes fixed on the Santa Lucia Pascua Yaqui Temple.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
Noun
On the eve of a trial over the death of 38-year-old Apple engineer Walter Huang, who died in 2018 when his Model X hit a highway barrier, Tesla settled the lawsuit on Monday, Bloomberg reported.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The forecast comes on the eve of CinemaCon, the annual National Association of Theater Owners convention, being held in Las Vegas April 8-11.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The awards had been held on the eve of Nashville’s CMA Fest in June since 2002, but when CBS’ contract with the ACM Awards expired, the network rescheduled subsidiary CMT’s ceremony as a spring event.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The Academy Award-winning actress and sons Shaun Cassidy, Ryan Cassidy and Patrick Cassidy, joined Jones for a heartwarming picture on the eve of her March 31 birthday.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
The hack roiled Washington and gave Chinese operatives access to the unclassified email accounts of senior US diplomats, including US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns, on the eve of a high-profile visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China last June, CNN has reported.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This was in 1956, and on the eve of an election, too.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024
Still President Florentino Perez gave him a two-year contract extension, but the lack of faith in Lunin was demonstrated by bringing in Kepa on loan from Chelsea when Courtois suffered an ACL rupture on the eve of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Families and neighbors stood, or sat on lawn chairs or atop trucks, waiting for a procession on the eve of Palm Sunday, eyes fixed on the Santa Lucia Pascua Yaqui Temple.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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