How to Use weeknight in a Sentence

weeknight

noun

• Her parents don't want her to be out that late on a weeknight.
• The news is on every weeknight at 10 p.m.
• Who doesn’t want to chow on cheese and crackers in front of the TV on a weeknight?
  — Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2021
• Serve with a green salad and corn on the cob for an easy weeknight meal.
  — Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022
• The place was full on a late weeknight evening, but still had a few open tables.
  — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
• But a weeknight huff was enough to send me straight back to the Left Bank with visions of Provence.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 13 July 2020
• And the cozy, sausage-laced weeknight beans on toast that’ll make enough for breakfast the next day, too.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Mar. 2021
• Give them the gift of easy weeknight dinners with a Home Chef gift card.
  — Reviewed Staff, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2020
• This salmon is your answer for a quick-and-easy, weeknight meal.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
• Make a batch or two extra and freeze for a fast weeknight meal.
  — Molly Kimball, nola.com, 18 June 2019
• From 6-7 p.m., Brown will broadcast his weeknight SportsWrap show live from the store.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2024
• Something for the weeknight Check out New York’s new park.
  — Max Falkowitz, New York Times, 5 June 2019
• Put it to the test in this one-pan recipe for a flavorful weeknight meal.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
• This flavor dish is a fast, full meal on a busy weeknight.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2022
• This is not the kind of dish most of us will throw together on a weeknight.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2022
• The sauce is flavorful and rich, but not heavy–just right for a weeknight.
  — Sunset Magazine, 1 Sep. 2020
• The sauce is flavorful and rich, but not heavy—just right for a weeknight.
  — Navpreet Dhillon, Sunset Magazine, 17 Mar. 2022
• Instant Pot recipes have come to the rescue time and time again on busy weeknights.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• Serve up these easy salmon recipes for a healthy and tasty weeknight dinner.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2021
• Anyone around my age who has tried to go out with friends on a weeknight knows this.
  — James Yasko, Chron, 2 Aug. 2021
• The store afforded me the pleasure of browsing the shelves on a weeknight in New York.
  — Howard Fishman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
• One-pot, sheet pan and skillet meals are the recipe darlings of the weeknight dinner world.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024
• Serve over hot brown rice for a heartier weeknight meal.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
• Or try our shortcut microwave method (shown in the video above) to speed it up for a weeknight fix.
  — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2018
• Easy enough to be your weeknight go-to, this braise makes use of canned tomatoes and a healthy dose of garlic.
  — TheWeek, 16 Aug. 2020
• On our visit early on a weeknight, the place was buzzing but not yet full.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
• Thirty-minute, one-pot, weeknight soups that have depth are a cook’s best friend.
  — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2020
• In this healthy weeknight dinner, thyme and arugula keep the sweetness of the grapes in balance.
  — Sunset Magazine, 25 Oct. 2022
• There is a bit of prep work involved in this dish, so assembling it ahead of time will make this recipe easier to pull off on a weeknight.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
• Maddow pulled back from her weeknight schedule after signing a new contract in 2021.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025