evening

noun, often attributive eve·ning \ ˈēv-niŋ \

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

Examples: evening in a Sentence

Definition of evening

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

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Examples of evening in a Sentence

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.

Recent Examples of evening from the Web

Frankie Ortega was arrested May 25 after the Glendale Police Department linked him to the robbery of a man the evening of April 26 at a Bank of America in the 3800 block of San Fernando Road.

— andy nguyen, latimes.com, "Suspect arrested in $60 robbery at Glendale ATM," 5 June 2018
Since 2013, The Center has hosted its annual Fashion Centered benefit, an evening where the worlds of fashion and philanthropy converge for human rights.

— Vogue, "Fashion Centered 2018 Brings Inclusivity to the Forefront," 4 June 2018
Jose Altuve slapped a shift-beating single with two outs in the fourth inning, removing any inclinations of a historical evening for Severino.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Luis Severino, Yankees stump Astros in series finale," 30 May 2018
Lauren Ratkis and Juan Gutierrez April 28, 2018, in Cape May Hello there Lauren, a language teacher who grew up in Northeast Philadelphia and Marlton, spent spring evenings in 2011 tutoring two moms of her Cherokee High School students in Italian.

— Philly.com, "Philadelphia weddings: Lauren Ratkis and Juan Gutierrez," 25 May 2018
In his later years Al shared his days with his daughter Victoria, spending many of their evenings cheering on his favorite sports team, the San Francisco Giants, and enjoying a nice glass of wine.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Albert Victor Fragione," 25 May 2018
Madi Person had an incredible evening at the Girls Greater Catholic League meet, Friday.

— john snodgrass, Cincinnati.com, "Prospect Breakdown: Ursuline's Person, Mason's King highlight track standouts," 12 May 2018
And while the four-person cast show impressive range and depth, especially given the material, director Jacob Harvey often pushes them to breathless extremes that rob the evening of subtlety and truth.

— justin hayford, Chicago Reader, "Greenhouse Theater’s Birds of a Feather never really takes flight," 11 May 2018
Tonight has hands down been one of the most special evenings of my life.

— emily strohm, PEOPLE.com, "Here's How Drew Scott Is Getting His Guests 'Buzzing' One Day Before His Wedding," 11 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of evening

Middle English, from Old English ǣfnung, from ǣfnian to grow toward evening, from ǣfen evening; akin to Old High German āband evening and perhaps to Greek epi on

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First Known Use: before 12th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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