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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Maybe our mild response had simply reminded her of the world’s perpetually prying gaze.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Kika is no victim, but a woman perpetually absorbing shocks, assessing those shocks, and recalibrating heroically.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
And while the other stuff — the hallucinations, strange noises, the eerie soundscape — might frighten from time to time, Alma is what’s truly scary, forcing players to perpetually keep their flashlight on and doublechecking every corner.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Great Depression wore heavily on Americans, and Temple’s effervescence, wit, and perpetually bright demeanor seemed to give the country hope amid dark days.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Kika is no victim, but a woman perpetually absorbing shocks, assessing those shocks, and recalibrating heroically.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
And while the other stuff — the hallucinations, strange noises, the eerie soundscape — might frighten from time to time, Alma is what’s truly scary, forcing players to perpetually keep their flashlight on and doublechecking every corner.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Great Depression wore heavily on Americans, and Temple’s effervescence, wit, and perpetually bright demeanor seemed to give the country hope amid dark days.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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