: on this present night or the night following this present day
will do it tonight
: the present night or the night following this present day
Examples of tonight in a Sentence
Adverb
This afternoon I'm busy, but tonight I'm free.
Noun
Tonight's party should be fun.
He is staying until tonight.
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Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The lack of urgency in Ryan Graves’ game was pretty noticeable tonight.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Across Bermuda, 2 to 4 inches (50 to 100 mm) of rainfall is expected from tonight into Thursday, which could lead to flash flooding.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
For Sunday Ghost Leg Token One of the prominent in-app offers for tonight's football game is the ability to bet a same game parlay to get a ghost leg token for Sunday's Week 5 games.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Our Jason Frakes will be at DeSales tonight for its game against CAL.
—Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The lack of urgency in Ryan Graves’ game was pretty noticeable tonight.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Across Bermuda, 2 to 4 inches (50 to 100 mm) of rainfall is expected from tonight into Thursday, which could lead to flash flooding.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
For Sunday Ghost Leg Token One of the prominent in-app offers for tonight's football game is the ability to bet a same game parlay to get a ghost leg token for Sunday's Week 5 games.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tonight
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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tonight
1 of 2 adverb
to·night
tə-ˈnīt 
: on this present night or the night following this present day
tonight
2 of 2 noun
: the present or the coming night
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