ever since

idiom

1
: continually or often from a past time until now
We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.
I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.
2
: continually from the time in the past when : since
She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.

Examples of ever since in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They would be known ever since as the Hebert Boxes and, nearly a half century later, many hurricane researchers and forecasters still cite them as references — and paths to worry about for Floridians. Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024 Rubio’s filed for bankruptcy protection in October 2020, The Mercury News reported at the time, and has been shutting down restaurants ever since. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 4 June 2024 Attributed to 19th century Mexican dictator Porfirio Díaz, the lament first bubbled up in the mainstream American press during the 1940s and has been rubbed in the faces of Mexicans ever since. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Baltimore’s Black men of this generation have been dying of overdoses at some of the highest rates in the country ever since, a Times/Banner analysis found. Jessica Gallagher, New York Times, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ever since 

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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.

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