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 -
But the Hoosiers never lead and bow out in the second round.
— Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2023 -
The item, though, was removed at the last minute and never went to a vote.
— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2023 -
From March 6th to 22nd, a rep made eight visits to the house, but Shaq was never there.
— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023 -
Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to never miss an episode.
— Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023 -
But 1,160 bodies sank along with the ship and were never seen again.
— Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023 -
Batgirl never got to see the light of day, but these films did.
— Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2022 -
Our tester’s son, who is in the 99th percentile for height, never seemed squished.
— Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Georgia earned its first lead of the game in the 6th inning and never looked back.
— Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Bligh Madris never played a game for the Detroit Tigers.
— Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2023 -
Yes, the eyes are never straight; this is an idea that came from kabuki.
— Amy Verner, Vogue, 12 June 2023 -
Ledecky has never lost in the 1,500 in her career and has set the world record a whopping six times.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
And rather like the never-ending digits of pi, there seems to be no end to them.
— WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Then, Anuel gives him a hug and tells him to behave and never to take the necklace off.
— Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 July 2023 -
If there wasn’t a Phil, there would have never been a Sally.
— Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024 -
There can never be too many women at the Grand Ole Opry.
— Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 12 June 2024 -
Why install new kiosks in front of all of your theme parks that never work?
— Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024 -
Catonsville built a 16-2 first-quarter lead and never looked back.
— Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Fearless in the ocean and never afraid of a good time, Laka loves his job and the lifestyle that comes with it.
— Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Yeah, Survivor just is a little implant that never leaves.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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