1
: always
ever striving to improve
the ever-increasing population
2
a
: at any time
more than ever before
b
: in any way
How can I ever thank you?
3
—used as an intensive
looks ever so angry
am I ever happy to see you
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Examples of ever in a Sentence
The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
He's forgotten all he's ever learned about history.
Have you ever been to France?
She's doing fine and is as pretty as ever.
No one has ever seen a better example of woodwork.
Has this ever been done before?
Did it ever occur to you that I might like more myself?
That was the worst movie I ever saw.
Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
The deadline draws ever closer.
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The average cost of a gallon of diesel fuel has soared to its highest level ever, according to insurance provider AAA.
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
If Minnelli has a second voice, as Michael Jackson reportedly did—a secret self unknown to the public—few of her friends ever got to see it.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Independent journalist Chris Cillizza recently observed that for the first time ever, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi showed Democrats with a narrow edge in the Senate.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
If Minnelli has a second voice, as Michael Jackson reportedly did—a secret self unknown to the public—few of her friends ever got to see it.
—Matt Weinstock, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
Independent journalist Chris Cillizza recently observed that for the first time ever, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi showed Democrats with a narrow edge in the Senate.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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