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
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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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
By the time the evening rolled around, my skin was back to normal.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Noun
In the evening, there is a 60 percent chance of rain.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
By the time the evening rolled around, my skin was back to normal.
—Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 3 May 2025
Adjective
Perhaps the football gods are just evening things out.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The best times are evening or early morning, when the wasps aren’t active.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Evening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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