How to Use evening in a Sentence

evening

noun
  • He met her in the evening of his life.
  • We're looking forward to an evening at the theater.
  • We're going out to dinner this evening.
  • He devotes his evenings to charity work.
  • They left on the evening of July 26.
  • That portion of the evening went fine.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Light snow lingers into the evening.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Severe storm changes ramp up in the evening hours.
    — Mary Kay Kleist, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • The mattress was ready for sleep that evening.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Pasquantino was moved down for the evening as well.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • The best planets to view this month are in the evening sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
  • Rain will be brief, but could slow the evening commute in a few spots.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • On an evening in late May the dining room was filled.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • At this time of year, a light bowl of soup can do wonders as an evening meal.
    — Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Rain moves in from west to east this afternoon and evening.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Not many athletes would warrant that kind of an evening.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Their scent is stronger in the early morning and evening.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Woodard’s debit card took a hit later in the evening.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • They were all met with loud cheers on this Juneteenth evening.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 June 2026
  • But Venus plummets out of the evening sky in the next few weeks.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Don't have a precise vision for the evening.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
  • The worst may arrive on the evening commute.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The evening was winding down but not quickly enough.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Later that evening, the set broke for dinner.
    — Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The result was one of the evening's most moving themes.
    — Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Keep evenings quieter by leaving work at work.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Seyfried has also proved that a sweater can double as evening wear.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • By the evening, conditions will be clear.
    — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • The evening’s performance was about to start.
    — Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Small, thoughtful choices shape a cozy evening.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026

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