perpetually
adverb
per·pet·u·al·ly
pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē 
-chə-lē;
-ˈpech-wə-lē
: in a perpetual or continuous manner
A guardroom was established to each side of the prisoner's casemate, in which a lamp burned perpetually.—
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn WarrenBeta-blockers can make you tired, interfere with circulation (making your hands and feet perpetually cold) …—Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports… the tusks of prehistoric mammoths, which had been preserved in the perpetually frozen soil.—William C. Ketchum, Jr.
William C. Ketchum, Jr.Examples of perpetually in a Sentence
a group of jaded teenagers with their perpetually bored expressions
the perpetually smiling host of the morning talk show
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Christopher Rich played the perpetually orange dentist, and, since then, has enjoyed regular TV work.
—Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Improved lighting techniques in the perpetually dark Raccoon City police station made for a vastly scarier and immersive atmosphere than the pixelated haze of before.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
There are few things more annoying than a perpetually damp bath mat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
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Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Improved lighting techniques in the perpetually dark Raccoon City police station made for a vastly scarier and immersive atmosphere than the pixelated haze of before.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
However, Thalund and screenwriter Marianne Lentz imbue the set-up with a fresh 2025 perspective while attuning the material to a very particular Danish frequency in a society perpetually triangulating between child-centric educational approaches, permissiveness and conformity.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2025
There are few things more annoying than a perpetually damp bath mat.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpetually
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetually. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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