: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Sky watchers will get another chance to see the Northern Lights in Wisconsin later tonight after a large cloud plasma erupted into space, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2024
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are a stunning natural phenomenon that can be seen in metro Detroit and across Michigan tonight, under the right conditions.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Nobody’s doing one of those 2-1/2-hour shows tonight, motherf------. ...
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
The sun didn’t shine as bright this morning, and the stars won’t twinkle as bright tonight.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Thank you so much for joining us tonight, gentlemen.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
Over 100 students and community members violently arrested at the WashU encampment tonight, including Jill Stein who was brutalized by a police bicycle.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
Still, Paul is expected to make an appearance on Monday Night Raw tonight, which is sure to stir things up.
—Tim Chan, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
Noun
The light from Arcturus tonight originally left that star when The Minnesota Twins won the World Series for the first time in 1987.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
Sky watchers will get another chance to see the Northern Lights in Wisconsin later tonight after a large cloud plasma erupted into space, according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 May 2024
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are a stunning natural phenomenon that can be seen in metro Detroit and across Michigan tonight, under the right conditions.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
Nobody’s doing one of those 2-1/2-hour shows tonight, motherf------. ...
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
The sun didn’t shine as bright this morning, and the stars won’t twinkle as bright tonight.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Thank you so much for joining us tonight, gentlemen.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 May 2024
Over 100 students and community members violently arrested at the WashU encampment tonight, including Jill Stein who was brutalized by a police bicycle.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
Still, Paul is expected to make an appearance on Monday Night Raw tonight, which is sure to stir things up.
—Tim Chan, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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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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