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How to use tonight in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, noun

Tonight means during the night following the current day; during the evening of today. Example: “I want to party tonight!”

Examples of tonight by meaning

adverbDuring the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

  • I want to party tonight!
  • I had a wonderful time with you tonight.
  • I had a dreadful nightmare last night; I hope I sleep better tonight.

nounThe nighttime of the current day or date; this night.

  • Tonight is the night.
  • I have high hopes for tonight.

More sentences with tonight

  • Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now; we're due for a windstorm tonight.From the entry kill
  • It gives me a lot of pleasure to be here tonight.From the entry give
  • How are we all tonight? Have we got our happy faces on?From the entry our
  • I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie.From the entry catch
  • I went looking for you in the bed we share, but tonight I found you not there.From the entry find
  • I can’t go out tonight: I’ve got to study for my exams.From the entry got
  • Don’t forget to put the clocks back by one hour tonight!From the entry back
  • The new Brad Pitt movie is showing at eight o'clock tonight.From the entry show
  • Tonight we will hear an original work by one of our best composers.From the entry original
  • I don't mean to put you out. It's just vital that I get this done tonight.From the entry put out
  • I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we’re sleeping under the stars tonight.From the entry well
  • I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.From the entry town
  • I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email.From the entry online
  • I heard they wanted to cancel the show tonight. – Not even!From the entry not even
  • I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.From the entry turn
  • These two will face off tonight in the Octagon. Don't miss it!From the entry octagon
  • Will you come to dinner with us tonight? Can't; already have plans this evening.From the entry can't
  • It's a pity you're feeling unwell because there's a party on tonight.From the entry pity
  • My date for tonight has black hair, and I'm into that.From the entry into
  • You need to get off your sister if you want dessert tonight.From the entry get off
  • I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.From the entry rest
  • Don't forget to put the clocks forward by one hour tonight!From the entry forward
  • He told me that he's deffo going to be there tonight.From the entry deffo
  • Mate, don't be a piker! Come to Angie′s birthday party tonight!From the entry piker
  • Hello, comrade. Are you going to the Communist Party meeting tonight?From the entry comrade
  • The center had 11 assists and 10 blocks tonight for a very unusual double double.From the entry double double
  • There are too many misters and not enough sisters up in this club tonight, for my taste.From the entry mister
  • The way the orchestra performed tonight was an insult to my ears.From the entry insult
  • We can discuss the issue tonight but cannot vote until we have a quorum.From the entry quorum
  • I don't feel like going out tonight. Besides, I have to work tomorrow morning anyway.From the entry besides
  • They'll have to step on it to finish the paper tonight.From the entry step on it
  • I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.From the entry leftover
  • There are lots of good things to watch on the telly tonight — I don't think!From the entry I don't think
  • Go to the docks tonight. There a blonde confidante will be waiting for you.From the entry confidante
  • Go out there and break a leg tonight. Put on a great show!From the entry break a leg

Meaning of tonight

  1. adverb During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.
  2. adverb Last night.
  3. noun The nighttime of the current day or date; this night.

Full definition of tonight

Questions about tonight in a sentence

How do you use tonight in a sentence?
Tonight is used as an adverb and noun. For example: “I want to party tonight!”
What is a short sentence with tonight?
“Tonight is the night.”
What does tonight mean?
Tonight means during the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tonight (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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