ever-present
EN • English
Definitions & Usage
adjective
#1Always present; always there
Example: “She arrived a bit late, her ever-present briefcase in tow.”
Synonyms:
noun
#2(British, sports) An athlete who is present in every contest.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.”
— 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
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