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
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Vengeance has been brewing ever since — along with plans for world domination, naturally.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The region has been on edge ever since, with the US and Israel warning of intelligence that an Iranian attack was imminent.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The couple first met while working on True Blood in 2008, and have been by each other’s side ever since.
—Sabrina Picou, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
But then, this full-service marketing, branding, and content creation agency has been kicking goals for more than 2000 clients globally ever since their father, Keith Chambers, established The Chambers Group more than a half-century ago.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Boeing has come under fire and intense scrutiny ever since a door plug flew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Melody accidentally burned herself and her family alive during a tenement fire many decades earlier, and so she’d been trapped in ghost limbo ever since.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Lisa Ann Walter captivated viewers as beloved housekeeper Chessy in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, and she’s continued to pop up on TV and movie screens ever since.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
It’s been blocked ever since; the work on Paul’s Slide was expected to be completed by late spring, weather permitting.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The region has been on edge ever since, with the US and Israel warning of intelligence that an Iranian attack was imminent.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The couple first met while working on True Blood in 2008, and have been by each other’s side ever since.
—Sabrina Picou, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
But then, this full-service marketing, branding, and content creation agency has been kicking goals for more than 2000 clients globally ever since their father, Keith Chambers, established The Chambers Group more than a half-century ago.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Boeing has come under fire and intense scrutiny ever since a door plug flew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Melody accidentally burned herself and her family alive during a tenement fire many decades earlier, and so she’d been trapped in ghost limbo ever since.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Lisa Ann Walter captivated viewers as beloved housekeeper Chessy in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap, and she’s continued to pop up on TV and movie screens ever since.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
It’s been blocked ever since; the work on Paul’s Slide was expected to be completed by late spring, weather permitting.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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