How to Use always in a Sentence
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adverb- He has always been a good friend to me.
- It's always a pleasure to see you.
- This area is always filled with tourists.
- Life won't always be this easy.
- Things won't always go as planned.
- You're always welcome to stay with us.
- I can always tell when he's upset.
- Isn't that what you've always wanted?
- I always thought they'd get married some day, but they never did.
- He always tries, but he doesn't always succeed.
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Well, no, there's money for them, there's always money for them.
— CBS News, 19 Mar. 2023 -
Miller's teams always start with pressure defense, which leads to offense.
— Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2023 -
The plan for Asakura wasn’t always to fight for the title in his debut.
— Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024 -
As always, run water the whole time the disposal is on, and use cold water, not hot.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Lately, Lawler is not sure her mom always recognizes her.
— Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Agnes, who always wears bright colors, wore a dress with psychedelic swirls.
— Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023 -
And the dish named after him is always served with a rich brown gravy, typically with mushrooms.
— Christopher Michel, Country Living, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The women in the ’90s campaigns always seem to be doing something.
— Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Morissette, for her part, has always been cagey about the subject of the Grammy-winning single.
— Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2023 -
In my experience, these stalkers are almost always people who are or were close to the victim.
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023 -
But from her perspective, the truth is always empowering.
— Scott Talley, Freep.com, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The American West has always been a mythic place of wide-open spaces, weather and hard-riding cowboys.
— Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Mar. 2023 -
Picking a favorite shade is so difficult, and, as always, really depends on the occasion.
— Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Perhaps the intensive parent is not always the most reliable narrator.
— Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024 -
These assessments complement and support the care provided by primary care physicians and patients are always referred back to their physicians for follow-up care.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.
— Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024 -
But that's Megan, always one lightyear ahead of the curve!
— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 July 2023 -
And that’s not always good for the school’s brand or fan base.
— Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023 -
That way, the day would always fall on a Fry-day (get it?).
— Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023 -
So, for instance, the Rosh Hashanah (the new year) doesn’t always fall on Jan. 1.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
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