: 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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David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Two days after their close approach tonight, also known as an appulse, the two planets will enter a celestial arrangement that astronomers call a conjunction.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The season tips off tonight at 7pm ET on TNT.
Go deeper.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Along with marquee guest Caruso, Maher’s show tonight also featured comedian/producer Larry Wilmore and GOP strategist Erin Perrine on the Real Time panel.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There is a 30 percent chance of showers tonight with a low of about 42 degrees.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
Two days after their close approach tonight, also known as an appulse, the two planets will enter a celestial arrangement that astronomers call a conjunction.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The season tips off tonight at 7pm ET on TNT.
Go deeper.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
Along with marquee guest Caruso, Maher’s show tonight also featured comedian/producer Larry Wilmore and GOP strategist Erin Perrine on the Real Time panel.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Tonight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonight. Accessed 22 Jan. 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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