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UK
/ˈiːv/
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[ US /ˈiv/ ]
[ US /ˈiv/ ]
NOUN
-
the day before
he always arrives on the eve of her departure -
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
he enjoyed the evening light across the lake -
the period immediately before something
on the eve of the French Revolution
How To Use eve In A Sentence
- He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
- I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.
- It got so bad that 12 patrolmen and two police dogs were kept on duty outside the home for several days.
- Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
- They are essential atmospheric cladding which prevents the earth from becoming a frozen planet.
- Several selections contain strings of double notes, primarily thirds and sixths.
- If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions. The Sun
- Who is willing to believe that Alexandria is exactly 5000 stadia from Syene, whatever the value of the stadium?
