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.

Examples of ever so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Meanwhile, Jim Williams’ score effectively undermines the beauty parlour as a place of pre-wedding excitement and anticipation with discordant electro-pop — just ever so slightly suggesting that nothing good is set to happen here. Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026 Cao’s works bring the joy and the delusion of the crowd ever so closely together. Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 Everyone in Los Angeles apologized to me about the weather, which was warm, breezy, and ever so slightly overcast—in short, perfect. Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The format was long — some might say tedious — and tightened ever so minimally as Davis aged. Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ever so

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

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

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster