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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Fifteen years after that, when changes in the plaza led to raise in rent, Replay found a new home on a different stretch of Whitney Avenue in Hamden in 2007 and has been there ever since. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025 James then returned to Cleveland in 2014 before heading to Los Angeles prior to the 2018-19 season to play for the Lakers, where he's played ever since. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025 The couple first met on The Michael J. Fox Show in 2013 and have been together ever since. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 4 July 2025 The pipeline and the tunnel have been the subject of arguments and litigation ever since. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 3 July 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 10 Jul. 2025.

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