: 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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Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
This number will continue to drop tonight until windchill temperatures get to the night's low of negative 14.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
Expect sunny skies and a high in the upper 30s Monday, with a low of 11 tonight.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
With almost 15,000 fans packed in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, the reveal could happen as soon as tonight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
With temperatures plunging below freezing tonight, warming centers across Metro Atlanta are opening their doors to provide shelter for those in need.
—Leondra Head, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
This number will continue to drop tonight until windchill temperatures get to the night's low of negative 14.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
Expect sunny skies and a high in the upper 30s Monday, with a low of 11 tonight.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
With almost 15,000 fans packed in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, the reveal could happen as soon as tonight.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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