How to Use ever so in a Sentence

ever so

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  • Each bite is sweet, sticky, and ever so slightly caramelized on the edges.
    Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
  • But his credit card debt pumped the brakes ever so slightly on his goal.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
  • The city’s soundtrack changes ever so slightly this time of year.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Dwight edged out Ilona ever so slightly and won the round and the bonus points.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Now that order has changed ever so slightly.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • With no other man was Ben Franklin ever so naked on the page.
    Stacy Schiff, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What bugs me is that the camera module shifts ever so slightly.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Nanny Diana would be ever so proud of you.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Quinoa also came out great—if not ever so slightly scorched on the bottom.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The area looked ever so slightly smoother and more refreshed in the morning.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 10 July 2025
  • With a pink-beige lip liner, my lips appear ever so slightly fuller.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The bridge swayed ever so slightly as the mass of runners began to storm across.
    Nicholas Thompson, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These ever so slight movements were a sign that Floyd could still be breathing.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • The tank dress is simple, a bit sporty, and ever so effortless.
    Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Nix came up limping ever so slightly, as the broadcast showed.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • For the first time during our ride, the light in her eyes dims and her shoulders drop ever so slightly.
    Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Tony Vitello’s big day looms ever so closer.
    Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Ortiz knows the true-crime genre ever so well and gets every morbid detail right.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The bluntness of her cut is on full display, with the ends turning up ever so slightly.
    Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
  • That same night, Swift changed up her hair ever so slightly as well, which fans, of course, noticed.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By the second week of treatment, her hair was thinning ever so slightly.
    Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Frame the face in the most flattering way with a chin-length bob that curves ever so slightly under.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Then the head turned ever so slightly, and this tiny helpless creature seemed to be looking up at me.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Inside the container is a rich, dark brown mulch that’s moist to the touch and ever so slightly grainy.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The biscuits were soft, buttery, and moist, and the bottoms crisped up ever so slightly.
    Molly Bolton, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Motorists would whiz past, and sometimes the bridge, by design, would ever so slightly sway.
    William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The weather is mild, but ever so slightly crisp, and that my friends is a recipe for looking good every day.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The video shows the steaming pool bubble ever so slightly before a bulb of steam and black mud shoots up from the geyser.
    Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
  • The window to catch that bottom or anything near it was open ever so briefly before the stock was off to the races again.
    Zev Fima,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
  • That cadence needs to pick up ever so slightly to three mazes a year joining and leaving the lineup.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

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