in the Bible
: the first woman, the wife of Adam, and the mother of Cain and Abel
Examples of eve in a Sentence
Noun (1)
from morn to eve the settlers toiled to eke a living from the harsh land
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
The five-time Grammy award-winning vocalist celebrated the holidays with a special Instagram video post on Christmas eve.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2025
This New York Times bestselling novel tells the coming-of-age story of two sisters in France on the eve of World War II and their struggle to survive the German occupation of their country.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Xcel Energy agreed to a $640 million settlement in September on the eve of a court trial to determine the utility’s responsibility in the catastrophic Marshall fire.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025
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Noun
On the eve of his inauguration as New York City's first Muslim and first South Asian mayor, those voters are left trying to figure out how to respond over the next four or eight years.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
The five-time Grammy award-winning vocalist celebrated the holidays with a special Instagram video post on Christmas eve.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2025
This New York Times bestselling novel tells the coming-of-age story of two sisters in France on the eve of World War II and their struggle to survive the German occupation of their country.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Xcel Energy agreed to a $640 million settlement in September on the eve of a court trial to determine the utility’s responsibility in the catastrophic Marshall fire.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eve
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“Eve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eve. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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