ever so

phrase

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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And not a single one of them has ever so much as felt a saddle on his back. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026 In Game 5, the Brewers didn’t blink despite momentum swinging in the Rays’ favor ever so slightly. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Since the formula was already settled, Chody spent her days in the lab comparing colors and ever so slightly tweaking the shade—less shimmer here, more bronze there. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 2026 Finally, Traitors standout Maura Higgins slipped ever so slightly in her contemporary routine with pro partner Mark Ballas. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ever so

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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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