: 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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Mary Ours, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Frances decides to put this on pause, though, because the family is going to the opera tonight (a very alive and valid art form!
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to the NBA slate, your Novig discount can be leveraged across tonight's Major League Baseball action.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The final two spots will be determined tonight as Michigan faces Texas and TCU plays South Carolina.
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Noun
Today will be mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s and a few more showers possible north of I-80 late tonight.
—Mary Ours, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Frances decides to put this on pause, though, because the family is going to the opera tonight (a very alive and valid art form!
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
In addition to the NBA slate, your Novig discount can be leveraged across tonight's Major League Baseball action.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The final two spots will be determined tonight as Michigan faces Texas and TCU plays South Carolina.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
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 1 Apr. 2026.
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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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