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.
  • The girls came in the evening to look over the house, and Calum ordered takeaway.
    Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Some of the most head-turning fashion moments of the evening?
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • In the evening, light up the campfire for smores-making, or keep it dark to enjoy the night sky.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
  • As the evening approached, showers occurred across the Phoenix area.
    Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Yoon and Kishida were due to arrive in the U.S. on Thursday evening.
    USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The song playing this evening is an old-school classic.
    Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The winning couple would receive three bonus points added to their scores for the evening.
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Spencer trades a night out on the town for an evening in pajamas, with good tunes and best friends.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The paper was accepted for one of the evening poster sessions.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The most spectacular sale of the evening was of the aforementioned Patek set.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The timing of the storms will be this afternoon into this evening.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 12 June 2023
  • The deeper shade is perfect for evening out your skin tone if your face is lighter than your body.
    Kathleen Suico, Allure, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Feinstein’s daughter, Katherine, came by in the evening and stayed the night.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • After walking the red carpet, Pugh is set to present an award later in the evening.
    Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • To keep up with the events of the evening, EW will be updating our 2023 Tony Award winners list live throughout the night.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 June 2023
  • The person was still in surgery Tuesday evening, police said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The charge stems from an incident that occurred the evening of Sept. 1 while Brown was on duty.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The latter was the evening’s honoree, who was in attendance and dressed in a gold Simone Rocha look.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Each evening after sundown, the fast is broken with a prayer and meal called iftar.
    Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Those who want a serum to use in the evening, as the smoothing formula is meant to be used under makeup.
    Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2023
  • By evening, Washington had recorded a sustained wind of 31 mph, and a briefer gust of 45 mph.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2023
  • There's also the option to switch out your Apple Watch band to something fancier for the evening.
    Town & Country, 29 July 2023
  • But then, something clicked one evening when Brauer was in the boat's bow watching the colors of the sunset bleed through a massive sail.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • By the time the first batch of rain had already left the Valley and moved off to the east around Sunday evening, the Valley had recorded 0.32 inches.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024

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