ever since

idiom

1
: 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.
2
: 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 group, an ally of Hamas, has ramped up its rocket fire on Israel ever since its siege of Gaza began following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 Apple has gone one better ever since 2017, when the company introduced the iPhone X without a home button. John Koetsier, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 And ever since, from Lebanon in the north, and, of course, from Hamas in the south, and all over the Middle East, the proxies of Iran are attacking and attacking. CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024 The celebrities-for-Kamala endorsements have been coming fast and furious ever since Harris officially initiated her campaign in July, but Swift is (so far) the musician whose fandom appears to have translated most directly to political action. Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ever since 

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“Ever since.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20since. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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