How to Use eve in a Sentence

eve

noun
  • Kurtin called Tosha with the news on the eve of tryouts.
    Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • On the eve of his ex's wedding, Drew is still date-less.
    Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023
  • On the eve of the vote, the former king seemed confident.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Globe staff On the eve of the album’s release, the band was nervous.
    L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • The eve of el Dia de la Virgen is a busy night for Cantabrana.
    J. Emilio Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • It was also shared on the eve of the anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
  • Lance learns about the fling on the eve of his wedding, and the movie’s drama ensues.
    Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
  • On the eve of the 1960s, Americans who lived in cities started to move to the suburbs.
    Vince Guerrieri, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Tunis pleaded guilty to all 48 charges on the eve of the trial.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But, on the eve of the new season, there was a dramatic late twist.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The big pullback comes on the eve of OPEC's meeting this weekend.
    Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 June 2023
  • On the eve of the game, the last of the year, seniors burn a pair of cleats in a moving-on ceremony.
    Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In the past, the Prince and Princess of Wales almost always shared the portraits on the eve of their children’s birthdays.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • For dinner, on the eve of Meghan's 42nd birthday, the Duchess looked chic in a black-and-white striped strapless maxidress from Posse.
    Town & Country, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Bosa, for the past couple of seasons, has addressed his teammates on the eve of games.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • On the eve of his 25th anniversary of brewing in San Diego, Hasker is the area’s reigning lord of lagers.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
  • On the eve of the event, Lourd is speaking out to address the family drama.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Jason Mast here, filling in for Ed on this fine Passover eve.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Now, on the eve of the 168th Hamilton County Fair, my story today takes a look at the future of the fair and the fairgrounds.
    Scott Wartman cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s a position-by-position look at where things stand for the Avs on the eve of camp.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2024
  • On the eve of the insurrection, the pair rented a car and drove to Washington.
    Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Still, on the eve of her EP’s release, Bob can’t help but feel the butterflies in her stomach at work.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Jensen was intrigued, and her husband persuaded her to try the scan on the eve of her 50th birthday.
    Elizabeth Dwoskin, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • My birthday present to Brett Hollander on the eve of his 40th birthday.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
  • The Detroit Lions made a move to bolster their running back room on the eve of training camp.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2023
  • On the eve of October, the mercury rose to 76 degrees, one above the Sept. 30 average.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Robert wrote a letter to his ex and their children in November 1994, on the eve of O.J.’s trial.
    Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • One day four years ago, on the eve of Frances’s sixtieth birthday, Patrick had come in from the fields, sat at the kitchen table, and slumped over.
    Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The singer took the stage in Philadelphia on the eve of Tuesday’s (Nov. 5) election day with a crucial message about the nation’s future and a poignant song choice to drive that point home.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On the eve of their wedding, Sullivan asked McClinton to sign a prenuptial agreement.
    Hilda Dzietror, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024

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