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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Harden also joined Stephen Curry as the only players ever to make 3,000 3s in a career last season.
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Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
Last, those of you who have been groomed for power may now be rising higher than ever before — as a leader, as a titan, as a force to be reckoned with.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
One of the stumbling blocks—the principal stumbling block—to his doing more with Presley was the boy's manager, Bob Neal, who seemed infuriatingly unsusceptible to persuasion, promotion, or even recognition of his own (let alone his artist's) ever-increasing opportunities.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
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Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
Last, those of you who have been groomed for power may now be rising higher than ever before — as a leader, as a titan, as a force to be reckoned with.
—Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
One of the stumbling blocks—the principal stumbling block—to his doing more with Presley was the boy's manager, Bob Neal, who seemed infuriatingly unsusceptible to persuasion, promotion, or even recognition of his own (let alone his artist's) ever-increasing opportunities.
—CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ever
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“Ever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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