: 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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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2026
But tonight, history and tradition meet modern science here in the Sunshine State.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Highs on Friday will be in the mid-70s but the dry cold front moving through drops temperatures into the 40s by tonight and 60s by the weekend.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
January’s wolf supermoon, the first full moon of 2026, will light up the sky tonight and reach peak illumination early Saturday morning.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Your first major opportunity to spot shooting stars and bright fireballs in 2026 arrives overnight tonight with the peak of the Quadrantid meteor shower, though only the brightest members may be visible, as the annual event crescendos in the bright light of a full moon.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 3 Jan. 2026
But tonight, history and tradition meet modern science here in the Sunshine State.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
Highs on Friday will be in the mid-70s but the dry cold front moving through drops temperatures into the 40s by tonight and 60s by the weekend.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
January’s wolf supermoon, the first full moon of 2026, will light up the sky tonight and reach peak illumination early Saturday morning.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 5 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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