ever since
idiom
1
: continually or often from a past time until now
We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.
I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.
2
: continually from the time in the past when : since
She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.
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And Kenvue has been on the selling block for a while now, ever since it was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023.
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NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
In other words, the faculty was told—and has been reminded ever since—that grades do not prove mastery or achievement.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The recovered bell has been on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point ever since, and it has been rung during an annual memorial service since 1996.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Interest in Gein has been widespread ever since the story of his murders and bodysnatching emerged in the 1950s.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
In other words, the faculty was told—and has been reminded ever since—that grades do not prove mastery or achievement.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
The recovered bell has been on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point ever since, and it has been rung during an annual memorial service since 1996.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Interest in Gein has been widespread ever since the story of his murders and bodysnatching emerged in the 1950s.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ever since
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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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