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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The family had only one inside servant, Mai Viro, an ancient crone with a bead of sweat perpetually on her upper lip, who washed and carried and ruled the household from the kitchen and might in her sleep have pedalled a generator to provide electricity, if that had been required.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Bieber seems perpetually plagued by some level of it.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
What's the best part about perpetually coming back to play famous TV cop Elliot Stabler?
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The Heat, however, should be able to defeat the perpetually hapless Hornets, who have a 3-5 record, without the three-time All-Star.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Bieber seems perpetually plagued by some level of it.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
What's the best part about perpetually coming back to play famous TV cop Elliot Stabler?
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The Heat, however, should be able to defeat the perpetually hapless Hornets, who have a 3-5 record, without the three-time All-Star.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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