perpetually
adverb
per·pet·u·al·ly
pər-ˈpe-chə-wə-lē 
-chə-lē;
-ˈpech-wə-lē
: in a perpetual or continuous manner
A guardroom was established to each side of the prisoner's casemate, in which a lamp burned perpetually.—
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn WarrenBeta-blockers can make you tired, interfere with circulation (making your hands and feet perpetually cold) …—Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports… the tusks of prehistoric mammoths, which had been preserved in the perpetually frozen soil.—William C. Ketchum, Jr.
William C. Ketchum, Jr.Synonyms
Examples of perpetually in a Sentence
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Its world seems perpetually cast in green and purple shadows, but the details are less creepy than kooky.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Enter the young and perpetually enthusiastic superproducer Andrew Watt, who worked on the Stones’ snappy comeback Hackney Diamonds, as well as similarly reenergizing albums by Iggy Pop and Ozzy Osbourne.
—Morgan Enos, SPIN, 19 Apr. 2024
Soil has a finite capacity; global soils cannot perpetually soak up carbon.
—Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Living in shabby apartments with his younger brother and his perpetually unhappy mother, the preteen Schwartz turned to literature as an escape.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Of course, as Ralph discovers, every hero needs a good sidekick, and Ralph’s is the perpetually glitchy Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) from a racing game.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
John Scott’s large office extended off the back of the house, and it was perpetually coated in a layer of books and papers.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
MacFarlane, who performed many of the characters (including the hapless Peter, the maniacal baby Stewie and the erudite dog Brian), was joined by Alex Borstein (as faithful wife Lois), Seth Green (socially maladroit son Chris) and Mila Kunis (perpetually scapegoated daughter Meg).
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
If the musty smell of vintage cardboard record jackets and paper inner sleeves is an intoxicant, Chern, who writes out your purchase by hand on a receipt pad like a record store clerk did at the defunct Spec’s Music in 1978, must be perpetually high.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Enter the young and perpetually enthusiastic superproducer Andrew Watt, who worked on the Stones’ snappy comeback Hackney Diamonds, as well as similarly reenergizing albums by Iggy Pop and Ozzy Osbourne.
—Morgan Enos, SPIN, 19 Apr. 2024
Soil has a finite capacity; global soils cannot perpetually soak up carbon.
—Jessica Rawnsley, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Living in shabby apartments with his younger brother and his perpetually unhappy mother, the preteen Schwartz turned to literature as an escape.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Of course, as Ralph discovers, every hero needs a good sidekick, and Ralph’s is the perpetually glitchy Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) from a racing game.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
John Scott’s large office extended off the back of the house, and it was perpetually coated in a layer of books and papers.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
MacFarlane, who performed many of the characters (including the hapless Peter, the maniacal baby Stewie and the erudite dog Brian), was joined by Alex Borstein (as faithful wife Lois), Seth Green (socially maladroit son Chris) and Mila Kunis (perpetually scapegoated daughter Meg).
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
If the musty smell of vintage cardboard record jackets and paper inner sleeves is an intoxicant, Chern, who writes out your purchase by hand on a receipt pad like a record store clerk did at the defunct Spec’s Music in 1978, must be perpetually high.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Perpetually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetually. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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