1
: always
ever striving to improve
the ever-increasing population
2
a
: at any time
more than ever before
b
: in any way
How can I ever thank you?
3
—used as an intensive
looks ever so angry
am I ever happy to see you
Examples of ever in a Sentence
The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
He's forgotten all he's ever learned about history.
Have you ever been to France?
She's doing fine and is as pretty as ever.
No one has ever seen a better example of woodwork.
Has this ever been done before?
Did it ever occur to you that I might like more myself?
That was the worst movie I ever saw.
Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
The deadline draws ever closer.
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And the biggest November snowfall ever recorded in the city is 12 inches, all the way back in 1895.
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They were created before there ever was time and matter, and they cannot be perceived by mortals.
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Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
And as Semafor previously reported, Axel Springer’s top target internally is the Wall Street Journal, should the company ever be able to pry it out of NewsCorp’s hands.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
And the biggest November snowfall ever recorded in the city is 12 inches, all the way back in 1895.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
They were created before there ever was time and matter, and they cannot be perceived by mortals.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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