“…from noon to dewy 'eve'…” <aq>John Milton, 'Paradise Lost' (1667)</aq>
The students were nervous 'on the eve of' their graduation.
one pleasant summer's 'eve'
(..) Hi, it's me. Well, just tell me how the pitch went. I'm gonna be a little later than I thought, okay? Well, don't be too late, Walter, It's Christmas Eve. Walter... wait, um. Honey, I gotta go, okay? Love ya. Oh, say hi to buddy. What? Walter, breakthrough. We found this in the conference room. (..)2003 Elf
(..) the th. At that time, I would love to hear In exact detail What your plans are for this new book. Uh, wait a minute, the, uh the th, that's Christmas eve. And? And, uh... No problem. Be great to have you in the loop. All right, I got every weapon in the game. I got full health, I got full armor. (..)2003 Elf