: 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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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Thank y’all for coming out to Ardmore, Oklahoma, tonight.
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The @DeptofWar is always ready, so ISIS found out tonight — on Christmas.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Its ranking on Rotten Tomatoes is presently a rotten 44 percent, compared to a 95 percent fresh rating for Chalamet film (audience scores won’t be posted until tonight or tomorrow.
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Noun
Our Test Kitchen has more than a dozen lasagna recipes for supper tonight.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Thank y’all for coming out to Ardmore, Oklahoma, tonight.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
The @DeptofWar is always ready, so ISIS found out tonight — on Christmas.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 26 Dec. 2025
Its ranking on Rotten Tomatoes is presently a rotten 44 percent, compared to a 95 percent fresh rating for Chalamet film (audience scores won’t be posted until tonight or tomorrow.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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