: 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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Don’t look now, but when the NFL Draft begins tonight, those will once again be the areas the Packers are most likely to address with the 23rd overall pick.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The clip, titled Dinner Time, will premiere at 8 pm Eastern / 5 pm Pacific time tonight on Punchup.live, a digital platform for live comedy where Wolf’s weekly podcast Thought Box resides.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod to the matriarch while acknowledging that life is still good for this working-class clan.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The task for Denver tonight will be that much more difficult if Michael Porter Jr. (shoulder) is unavailable or limited.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Don’t look now, but when the NFL Draft begins tonight, those will once again be the areas the Packers are most likely to address with the 23rd overall pick.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The clip, titled Dinner Time, will premiere at 8 pm Eastern / 5 pm Pacific time tonight on Punchup.live, a digital platform for live comedy where Wolf’s weekly podcast Thought Box resides.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod to the matriarch while acknowledging that life is still good for this working-class clan.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 1 May. 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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