How to Use ever in a Sentence

ever

adverb
  • The crime rate is higher now than it has ever been.
  • That was the worst movie I ever saw.
  • Have you ever been to France?
  • Has this ever been done before?
  • She's doing fine and is as pretty as ever.
  • The deadline draws ever closer.
  • No one has ever seen a better example of woodwork.
  • Did it ever occur to you that I might like more myself?
  • He's forgotten all he's ever learned about history.
  • Technology in recent years has become ever more sophisticated.
  • Just fell off the bike and wouldn’t ever be able to get back on?
    Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 2 June 2024
  • That was the most hurtful thing a friend has ever done to me.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Like the scent of decay, the question of what should be done with that space has hung in the air ever since.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The pup was already trained not to ever get more than 30 feet from me.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Trump is the first President to ever pose for a mug shot.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Aimee and David were my dream casting from the get-go and who ever gets their dream cast?
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And, my thoughts go out to anyone who, like me, has ever been the victim of any kind of abuse.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Madonna has rarely ever been one to shy away from the latter.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The bigger question is whether there ever is a good time for a World Cup in Qatar?
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Few, if any, have ever been through a coaching change in the middle of the season.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The myth in England is that if the ravens living at the tower should ever leave, the kingdom will fall.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • And that’s about the most non-American thing ever heard.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
  • My mother, the angel of all angels is the best doula ever!
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
  • This would be the first time Randall ever saw Black artists do a country song.
    Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • No one has ever looked back at war and thought a bombing campaign was a good idea.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • With this hair growth oil, your hair will look better than ever.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Stripe would be the most valuable fintech ever to IPO, Arnold said.
    Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • O'Donnell loves how the threat level is more intense than ever.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Who would have ever thought the Magic’s future would be brighter than the Lakers?
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • One year ago this morning, Americans woke up to some of the most horrific images ever captured in the age of ubiquitous handheld cameras.
    Philip Klein, National Review, 7 Oct. 2024

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