ever so
idiom
informal
: very
Thank you ever so much.
I'm ever so glad that you got better.
The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.
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Suddenly, in a quirk of world history, the Soviet Union collapsed and needed to offload a bunch of titanium reserves quickly and, ever so briefly, the price dropped below that of stainless steel.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Mortgage rates continued to trend downward ever so slightly at the start of December.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Michel has seen his side lose their last four encounters with Real, but an undefeated stretch of four straight home games could tilt things ever so slightly in their favor.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Bengals fans have been waiting ever so patiently for their franchise quarterback to return under center, and the wait was well worth it.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 6 Dec. 2025
Mortgage rates continued to trend downward ever so slightly at the start of December.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
Michel has seen his side lose their last four encounters with Real, but an undefeated stretch of four straight home games could tilt things ever so slightly in their favor.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Bengals fans have been waiting ever so patiently for their franchise quarterback to return under center, and the wait was well worth it.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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