ever-present

adjective

ev·​er-pres·​ent ˈe-vər-ˈpre-zᵊnt 

variants or less commonly ever present

: always near in time or place : present or occurring at all times : constant

an ever-present temptation to snack

the ever-present specter of war

belief in an ever-present god

Snake and spider bites are a rare, yet ever-present danger in the Australian bush.

—Caroline Faucher

… electronic melodies over an ever-present thudding bassline, the subwoofers so intense that the bass could be felt in listeners' hearts.

—Isha Kawatra

Examples of ever-present in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite a valiant effort on the water, that milestone failed to normalize a more ever-present female presence at the Cup for almost three decades. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

See yourself in it or not, the bra as top was ever-present in the Milan collections. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

The open-air lobby catches the island's ever-present breeze and looks out over all 12 acres of the beachfront property, where bridges cross a freshwater lagoon loaded with koi, cascading waterfalls, and tropical birds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Hansen may be the star of the show, but Andie pulls the strings, wielding her authority with an ever-present smack of chewing gum. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above