How to Use ever so in a Sentence
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The FinTechs that can survive will be the ones that find that ever so fine balance.
—Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
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But his credit card debt pumped the brakes ever so slightly on his goal.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
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Inside the container is a rich, dark brown mulch that’s moist to the touch and ever so slightly grainy.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
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Next, adhere ever so slightly to the trends and style the duo atop a denim maxiskirt from Grlfrnd.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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The 32-year-old slugger’s voice broke ever so slightly.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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The weather is mild, but ever so slightly crisp, and that my friends is a recipe for looking good every day.
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 2 Sep. 2023
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Instead, Alcaraz loosened the 36-year-old’s grip on the game ever so slightly.
—Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
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Waffles leans against the staircase wall and peers into the fray ever so slightly, a soft, pensive smile on her face.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
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The pendulum may again be starting to swing — if ever so slightly — the other way.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
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Motorists would whiz past, and sometimes the bridge, by design, would ever so slightly sway.
—William Wan, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
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By the second week of treatment, her hair was thinning ever so slightly.
—Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
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The dough is forced to rise quickly so the top of the snowy white bun breaks open ever so slightly to reveal the delicious filling within.
—Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2023
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To make the ball move, the pitcher rotated his fingers, ever so slightly.
—Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
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Even Netflix, which hasn’t raised prices at all this year, made a move designed to ever so gently push new subscribers to its ad tier.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
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Built with stunts in mind, the freestyle scooter has a lightweight aluminum deck that’s ever so slightly concave.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
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The phone is also ever so slightly smaller, with a 6.2-inch display instead of last year’s 6.3-inch screen.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2023
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The legs, which are made from solid rubber wood in a light walnut finish, are ever so slightly splayed.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
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Wearing a floral headdress, the royal is standing, but turned to the side ever so slightly.
—TIME, 18 May 2024
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When casting and rip jigging it, the water resistance makes this lure fall ever so slowly, which is a good ploy along the edges of weed beds.
—David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
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At that point, Reichardt cuts away to a perfect reaction shot of Williams as Lizzy, ever so slightly seething.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
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Gisela is clasping Christine’s arm, and her spy husband, dressed in a dark trench coat, is smiling, ever so slightly.
—Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
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When Megan Fox changes her manicure, the energy in the beauty world shifts ever so slightly.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Feb. 2024
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The musician's full brows were brushed up ever so subtly to match the easygoing, slightly undone vibes of her hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 25 Jan. 2024
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Glück’s writing ever so slightly alters time and space.
—The Week Us, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
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In the back seat was a Chinese American woman looking ever so chic and glamorous.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
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This is likely because the Pixel Watch 2’s digital crown sits more flush to the screen, and the side button protrudes ever so slightly less.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2023
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Every moment — the good and especially the bad — course-corrects young teams in ever so subtle ways.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
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Lindsay took to her best role ever so naturally … she was always meant to be a mother.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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That will help temperatures drop ever so slowly east across the central US.
—Allison Chinchar, CNN, 1 July 2023
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Do a less hyperbolic version of the same motion, bending your knees and leaning into your butt ever so slightly while leading with your heel.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 9 July 2024
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