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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In the center of the console were three domed knobs; as Castelli turned these, ever so gently, with the finesse of a safecracker, the impact of the images was altered.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Then the excitement dwindled ever so slightly when Robert Meyer doinked the extra-point attempt.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
This week the Red Sox saw their margin shrink ever so steadily after losing what on paper appeared to be a lay-up of a home series against the Athletics.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
That cadence needs to pick up ever so slightly to three mazes a year joining and leaving the lineup.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Then the excitement dwindled ever so slightly when Robert Meyer doinked the extra-point attempt.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
This week the Red Sox saw their margin shrink ever so steadily after losing what on paper appeared to be a lay-up of a home series against the Athletics.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
That cadence needs to pick up ever so slightly to three mazes a year joining and leaving the lineup.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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