Usage of "ever so" | TermGallery

(Intensifier for adjectives) very.

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Examples for "ever"

Examples for "ever"

Question: Nobody likes me, especially at any company I ever work for. 
 The Irish Times 

But do we ever pause to ask: is the state entirely necessary? 
 The Irish Times 

Have you ever seen the 'animal' you call a Flathead? she said. 
 The Land of Painted Caves 

EBONY: Last question: would you ever go back to reality TV again? 
 Ebony 

And I said: Come on, Grandma, what animals ever choose their pet-human? 
 And the rat laughed 

Usage of ever so in English

And it has been ever so long since I tasted fresh information. 
 Halo Primordium 

There's also that ever so rare festival occurrence: a free open-air concert. 
 The Irish Times 

He studied the water moving ever so slowly past the imprisoned hull. 
 Aground 

However others had pointed out it was ever so-slightly over the top. 
 News.com.au 

Something stirred ever so faintly in the remote recesses of the billiard-room. 
 The Yellow Streak 

The ship lay quiet, rocking ever so lightly in the small swell. 
 On Land and Sea at the Dardanelles 

I lift my glass to her, ever so slightly, and say, 'Cheers.' 
 The gathering 

Thank you ever so much, Katie told her as they exchanged hugs. 
 Hearts of grey 

Smiling ever so slightly in amusement, Adama noted, People always say that. 
 Sagittarius Is Bleeding 

The Dutch are ever so much better at sailing than the French! 
 Quicksilver 

It is long, ever so long; and my legs are very short. 
 The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o... 

Her hair and eyes were very dark; she looked ever so capable. 
 Cinderella in the South: Twenty-Five South African Tales 

The boy pulled the flap aside ever so little and peered out. 
 The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe... 

Brush them ever so lightly and the bloom is off the wings. 
 The Boss of Little Arcady 

She has ever so many friends; a great many more than I. 
 Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus 

I have been grown up in lots of ways ever so long. 
 The Inn at the Red Oak 

Meanings of ever so in English