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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Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
The Boston Red Sox made a trade on the eve of Spring Training, acquiring Milwaukee Brewers infielder Caleb Durbin and two others in a 6-player trade on Monday.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Tore Øvrebø, the head of the Norwegian delegate of athletes, spoke on the eve of the men’s ski jumping competition, which begins Monday with the men’s normal hill individual competition in Predazzo, Italy.
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Noun
All food and liquid is disallowed between sundown on the eve of Yom Kippur until sundown the following day.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2026
The Boston Red Sox made a trade on the eve of Spring Training, acquiring Milwaukee Brewers infielder Caleb Durbin and two others in a 6-player trade on Monday.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The place to be on the eve of Super Bowl LX was the Fanatics Super Bowl Party, where Cardi B and Travis Scott performed and A-listers Kevin Costner, Tom Brady and Jon Hamm walked the red carpet and others, including Jay-Z and Kendall Jenner, were spotted inside among the revelers.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
Tore Øvrebø, the head of the Norwegian delegate of athletes, spoke on the eve of the men’s ski jumping competition, which begins Monday with the men’s normal hill individual competition in Predazzo, Italy.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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