How to Use never in a Sentence
never
adverb- I never meant to hurt you.
- That man has never heard of you.
- I will never shop at that store again.
- You never know what you'll find at a flea market.
- There is never enough time to finish our work.
- We will never forget what we saw.
- I have never seen that happen before.
- Never in my whole life have I been so offended!
- She never really said that.
- I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.
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The bill never made it to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
—Marcus Baram, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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So Far The book project never came to fruition, and the tape was lost.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025
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But the Hoosiers never lead and bow out in the second round.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023
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The item, though, was removed at the last minute and never went to a vote.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2023
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So the pair stayed with her, never leaving her side for the rest of the flight.
—Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022
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While many of his friends were drawn to that life, Miguel never was.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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From March 6th to 22nd, a rep made eight visits to the house, but Shaq was never there.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023
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Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
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But 1,160 bodies sank along with the ship and were never seen again.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
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Batgirl never got to see the light of day, but these films did.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2022
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Cundiff and the rest of UW’s offense never got the ball back.
—Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
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The crash is never far from Craig and Janice’s thoughts.
—Ted Geltner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2022
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Our tester’s son, who is in the 99th percentile for height, never seemed squished.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Feb. 2024
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Georgia earned its first lead of the game in the 6th inning and never looked back.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
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Bligh Madris never played a game for the Detroit Tigers.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2023
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Always mow slopes and hills from side to side (and never mow when the grass is wet).
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
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John Dutton would never stand a chance on the other end of the law.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 29 Mar. 2022
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Ejae never debuted; her agency let her contract run out without ever selecting her for a group.
—Allison Cho, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
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Yet for all the star power his name attracts, Winslow will never write with a specific actor in mind.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Willis would never relinquish that varsity bag.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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