ever since

idiom

: continually or often from a past time until now

We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.

I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.

: continually from the time in the past when : since

She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.

Examples of ever since in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Skaggs, 69, was born in Kentucky and has been playing music ever since his father gifted him a mandolin at just 5-years-old. —

Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024 One of our writers received a free sample of these sheets, and she’s been sleeping better ever since. —

Sarah Garone, Parents, 28 Apr. 2024 That reputation has informed the character of the Westerners arriving ever since. —

Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024 Despite her best effort, that scene has followed Williams ever since, spiraling from internet memes and sports talk debate to serious NFL front-office conversations about his future. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024 Save for a period during the pandemic, the Amy Winehouse Band has been working ever since. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024 These two parties have alternated power ever since, with the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (Pro-Independence Party, or PIP) acting as a minority party. —

TIME, 25 Apr. 2024 Norwest would ultimately merge with Wells Fargo in 1998, and the bank has been the firm’s primary LP ever since. —

Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024 She’s been there ever since, proudly continuing her father’s legacy. —

Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024

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