eve
noun
the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event.
eves
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pluralof eve.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Up All Night‘s” epilogue considers the post-pandemic remnants of the glamorous, somewhat gluttonous eves of yore and the effects that smartphones, social media and streaming have had on the art of going out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Photos shared by the park showed impassable areas and snow up to the eves of one of the entrances at Grand Canyon Lodge.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
“Umbrellas were useless,” reported The Times, “the overflow from eves, awning and other projections were miniature Niagaras.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
Games occur in practice gyms, or intramural gyms, or gym-gyms, or in the real thing on game eves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2017
This action on my part led to a rather loud and defiantly boorish roar of protest from the collective workers, who began to regard me with sullen eves.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
