- plural of evening.
evenings
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of evenings
First recorded in 1865–80
Example Sentences
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Go Greek is a big favorite of ours, and it’s crazy busy in the evenings, but it’s definitely worth waiting for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
He added that knowing island life really helped, especially as he said most shops on Anglesey shut at 19:00 and he would end up eating a Pot Noodle in the evenings.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He spent some evenings going over it, then consulted Japanese patent engineer Satoshi Tomokiyo, who maintains an online list of unsolved ciphers, to verify it.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
On Friday evenings, hundreds of people gather at Ponysaurus Brewing Co., a trendy spot in Durham, North Carolina, to savor its craft beers and cocktails, hardly the place you’d expect a school to open.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
IT WAS TWO evenings later, near the time when the lightbulb usually flickered off, that the cell door banged open and a guard strode in.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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