: at whatever time
Examples of whenever in a Sentence
Conjunction
You may leave whenever you wish.
Whenever he leaves the house he always takes an umbrella.
The teacher welcomes originality whenever it is shown.
We'll begin the meeting whenever the boss gets here.
Adverb
You can come tomorrow or whenever.
Recent Examples on the Web
Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
At the site of the accident, cleanup workers were using cranes and other heavy machinery, hauling sheets of metal by hand, and moving wreckage into dumpsters — pausing their work whenever a train came through.
—Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
Scheduling regular body doubling sessions is one option, Nordmeyer said, or just ask whenever the need arises.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
Others simply noted her propensity for meme-able reactions whenever she's captured as an audience member.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2023
Stray observations: Despite the serious subject matter of so much of tonight’s material, Costello was once again consistently funny in between songs, and charmingly self-deprecating whenever anything went slightly askew.
—Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2023
Sara Moulton, the chef, cookbook author and television cooking show personality, turned to Anderson whenever she was stumped by a viewer’s question.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Blair was remembered as a person who was moved to act whenever someone needed help.
—Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023
Yet Gard and his assistants have insisted whenever asked that the mood in the locker room wasn’t dour and the players’ confidence wasn't shaken.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023
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Adverb
As has been the case for the past few years, Barca have to navigate Financial Fair Play rules and La Liga's strict salary cap whenever making new signings or registering the new contracts of their current players.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
At the site of the accident, cleanup workers were using cranes and other heavy machinery, hauling sheets of metal by hand, and moving wreckage into dumpsters — pausing their work whenever a train came through.
—Anna Phillips, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
Scheduling regular body doubling sessions is one option, Nordmeyer said, or just ask whenever the need arises.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
Others simply noted her propensity for meme-able reactions whenever she's captured as an audience member.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2023
Stray observations: Despite the serious subject matter of so much of tonight’s material, Costello was once again consistently funny in between songs, and charmingly self-deprecating whenever anything went slightly askew.
—Connor Ratliff, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2023
Sara Moulton, the chef, cookbook author and television cooking show personality, turned to Anderson whenever she was stumped by a viewer’s question.
—Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Blair was remembered as a person who was moved to act whenever someone needed help.
—Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2023
Yet Gard and his assistants have insisted whenever asked that the mood in the locker room wasn’t dour and the players’ confidence wasn't shaken.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023
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“Whenever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whenever. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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whenever
1 of 2 conjunction
when·ev·er
hwe-ˈnev-ər 
hwə-,
we-,
wə-
: at any or every time that
stop whenever you wish
whenever
2 of 2 adverb
: at whatever time
come tomorrow or whenever
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