ever since

idiom

: continually or often from a past time until now

We both liked the idea and have been working on it ever since.

I went to the festival its first year and have been returning ever since.

: continually from the time in the past when : since

She's wanted to be a firefighter ever since she was a young girl.

Examples of ever since in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Hawks have struggled in recent years ever since advancing to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals – Atlanta has since lost in the first round twice before failing to qualify for the playoffs last season. —

Ben Morse, CNN, 27 June 2024 Sadly, the senior Tennyson was murdered in 2018, so the entrepreneur has been solo parenting ever since. —

Essence, 25 June 2024 In 2009 and 2010, people brought back between 50 and 70% of the redeemable cans and bottles in the state, but the numbers have been slowly dropping back ever since. —

Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 The two started off as onscreen love interests on 'The Office' and have been everyone's favorite will-they-or-won't-they couple ever since Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak have been friends for over 20 years! —

Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ever since

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