- present participle of even.
evening
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The following evening, May 9, Eatherly and his cameraman dined at Bob’s Steak & Chop House in the Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville, at 250 Rep. John Lewis Way.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Alice Greene spent part of a recent Tuesday evening at a clawcade in Manhattan with two friends, trying to pick up “blind boxes” that contain miniature mystery figurines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Later that evening, he emerged alone "carrying a large suitcase", according to a police statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Contacted by AFP Wednesday evening, Samburu County police chief David Nkoroi said "operations have been suspended until tomorrow because of darkness and the complex nature of the ground and the scene of the crash."
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
This evening, then: It was the perfect opportunity to ask him to place me in the Displays Department.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Hundreds of thousands of tourists a year flock to viewing areas and boardwalks to watch the diminutive sea birds waddle ashore and along the beach in the evenings on the eastern coast's Phillip Island.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
On summer evenings here, the streets are thronged with people spilling out onto the sidewalk to enjoy a pint and take a rare break from complaining about the weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
On Friday night at the SoFi Stadium, there was nothing random about the songs that played just before Karol G took the stage for the first of three evenings at the venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"I really worried about having to be on my own," says Izzy Garcez, 20, who thought she would miss spending evenings with her family and having people to eat and watch TV with.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
And Gregory said maybe he’d even start another 4-H poultry club on a different day, since the other one is pretty full, and there might be kids that can’t go on Wednesday evenings.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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