evenings
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of evenings
First recorded in 1865–80
Example Sentences
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In the evenings and on weekends however, the teenager could be found singing in local clubs and pubs - where her star potential was spotted in 1955.
From BBC
Run-ins with snakes are especially common during warm days, both in the daytime and in the evenings, according to park officials.
From Los Angeles Times
Some drove for a ride-share app in the evenings, to make ends meet in a country of widespread deprivation.
It's an all-encompassing set-up, with coaching at least three evenings a week and a games programme that takes up most of their weekends.
From BBC
Here Mama read aloud from Dickens on winter evenings while the coal whistled in the brick hearth and cast a red glow over the tile proclaiming, “Jesus is Victor.”
From Literature
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