How to Use tonight in a Sentence

tonight

noun
  • Tonight's party should be fun.
  • He is staying until tonight.
  • That was like five times tonight.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • What is tonight's episode about?
    — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The next wave of rain comes tonight.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • That’s what this is about tonight.
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Pritchard made a lot of them tonight.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Here's how to watch tonight's game.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Here's how to watch tonight's game.
    — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • And tonight was not one of the goals.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Just the ball didn’t roll my way tonight.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Which is why tonight will be my last show.
    — Megan Thomas, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
  • No slow start tonight for Texas.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Some good stuff from Bach tonight.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • One of their best hurlers is on the mound tonight.
    — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Boone has made four of her six deep tries tonight.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Philly should make it 11 tonight.
    — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of guys stepped up and made big plays tonight.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Sheinelle Jones shares what to watch for tonight.
    — Dalila Muata, NBC news, 5 May 2026
  • Lows tonight stay mild and breezy in the 60s.
    — Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Williams has scored a game-high 18 points tonight.
    — Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Just tonight was out of control.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This is the echo of where tonight begins.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Just one inning got him tonight.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But my teammates held it down tonight.
    — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • But my teammates held it down tonight.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • He got clobbered again tonight a bunch.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • He got clobbered again tonight a bunch.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • There will be no squirming tonight.
    — Addie Citchens, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Blocking four shots tonight helped us a lot.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026

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