ever such
idiom
chiefly British, informal
—used as a more forceful way to say "such"
He's ever such a nice person!
Examples of ever such in a Sentence
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Israel and Iran also twice exchanged fire last year - the first ever such direct attacks between the region's most entrenched enemies - with missiles and war drones hurtling across Iraqi airspace.
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Daphne Psaledakis, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Iran launched a salvo of about 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli military targets, its largest ever such attack, sending sirens blaring across Israel and activating the country’s sophisticated defensive systems.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
The high watermark this month came on March 10 as Kyiv launched at least 343 drones into Russia -- according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow -- representing Kyiv's largest ever such attack.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
One of these shot down a Russian helicopter last December, the first ever such kill from a drone boat.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three North American countries — Canada, the United States and Mexico — becoming the first ever such quadrennial soccer celebration to be co-hosted by three nations.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Jolie has denied that there was ever such an agreement.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The Putin regime is imperialist and oligarchic, dependent for its existence on propaganda that claims that all the world is ever such.
—Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Families will struggle to move through it, and feel pressured to push past it, if there is ever such a thing.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
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Daphne Psaledakis, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Iran launched a salvo of about 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli military targets, its largest ever such attack, sending sirens blaring across Israel and activating the country’s sophisticated defensive systems.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
The high watermark this month came on March 10 as Kyiv launched at least 343 drones into Russia -- according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow -- representing Kyiv's largest ever such attack.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
One of these shot down a Russian helicopter last December, the first ever such kill from a drone boat.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2026, the FIFA World Cup will be hosted by three North American countries — Canada, the United States and Mexico — becoming the first ever such quadrennial soccer celebration to be co-hosted by three nations.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Jolie has denied that there was ever such an agreement.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
The Putin regime is imperialist and oligarchic, dependent for its existence on propaganda that claims that all the world is ever such.
—Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Families will struggle to move through it, and feel pressured to push past it, if there is ever such a thing.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
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“Ever such.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20such. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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