How to Use ever in a Sentence

ever

adverb
  • The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
  • That was the worst movie I ever saw.
  • Have you ever been to France?
  • Has this ever been done before?
  • She's doing fine and is as pretty as ever.
  • The deadline draws ever closer.
  • No one has ever seen a better example of woodwork.
  • Did it ever occur to you that I might like more myself?
  • He's forgotten all he's ever learned about history.
  • Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
  • Like the scent of decay, the question of what should be done with that space has hung in the air ever since.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Trump is the first President to ever pose for a mug shot.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Aimee and David were my dream casting from the get-go and who ever gets their dream cast?
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And, my thoughts go out to anyone who, like me, has ever been the victim of any kind of abuse.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Madonna has rarely ever been one to shy away from the latter.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The myth in England is that if the ravens living at the tower should ever leave, the kingdom will fall.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • No one has ever looked back at war and thought a bombing campaign was a good idea.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • With this hair growth oil, your hair will look better than ever.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Stripe would be the most valuable fintech ever to IPO, Arnold said.
    Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • O'Donnell loves how the threat level is more intense than ever.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Because for Damar Hamlin, there may not ever be a next play.
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 3 Jan. 2023
  • How’s this instead: Wednesday will be the first time that the two have ever started against each other.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • After all, a polo shirt has been a staple in the menswear universe for well, ever.
    Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The notion that television news is, or ever was, a loss leader is a myth.
    Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • In your mind, do Scarlet and Bill’s characters ever see each other again after the end of the movie?
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Coyle’s funeral drew thousands of mourners and was the largest the city had ever seen, Jerabek said.
    Greg Garrison | , al, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The arena opened in 1976 for entertainment and sports events, and has been a mainstay on the city’s concert scene ever since.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Whitney Houston is one of the top-selling artists ever, and the soundtrack to The Bodyguard is among the best-selling albums of all time.
    Adam Morganstern, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2022
  • If there was ever a shoo-in for the best investment handbag list, it’s the Hermès Kelly 28.
    Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The good news for prospective bettors in the Buckeye State is that the launch of Ohio online sports betting is closer than ever.
    cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022

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