How to Use always in a Sentence
always
adverb- He has always been a good friend to me.
- It's always a pleasure to see you.
- This area is always filled with tourists.
- Life won't always be this easy.
- Things won't always go as planned.
- You're always welcome to stay with us.
- I can always tell when he's upset.
- Isn't that what you've always wanted?
- I always thought they'd get married some day, but they never did.
- He always tries, but he doesn't always succeed.
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And a good price is always a bonus.
—Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
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There is always the want for more.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
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And once a doll, always a doll.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
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It has always been achieved in the past.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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That was not always meant to be the case.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 12 May 2026
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But the weight always came back.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
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But that may not always be the case.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2026
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The point is not that one path always wins.
—Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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And that's not always the case.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Of course, the dread is always worse.
—Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
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Bethell has always looked the part.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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That wasn’t always a bad thing.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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This is a friend who always sent gifts!
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
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Growth projects do not always go as planned.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Age always deals the last hand.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
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Snow, to me, has always felt holy.
—Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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That hasn’t always been the case.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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But that joy wasn’t always there.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
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The shape of these episodes is always the same.
—Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
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There’s always a new twist on an old style.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
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