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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Her nude lip, lined ever so delicately with a skin-complementing brown, matched the visage. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026 Season 1 follows peaceful talks between settlers and Native Americans, which are ever so slightly hinted at in the book in Pa’s interaction with Soldat du Chêne. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026 And if the ether is the medium through which light waves ripple, this should mean the speed of light differs ever so slightly in the direction Earth is traveling. Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026 The United States is favored ever so slightly to defeat Belgium on Monday night in Seattle, but the odds undoubtedly have taken a hit. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 July 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 17 Jul. 2026.

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