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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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, the eve of the Ryder Cup final, the odds were looking good for the European team.
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Wildmon died on the eve of 2024, his legacy assured.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
On the eve of their first child’s birth, Springsteen’s father drove hours to see him in Los Angeles.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
On Saturday night, the eve of the Ryder Cup final, the odds were looking good for the European team.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2025
Wildmon died on the eve of 2024, his legacy assured.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
On the eve of their first child’s birth, Springsteen’s father drove hours to see him in Los Angeles.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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