1
: not ever : at no time
I never met her
2
: not in any degree : not under any condition
never the wiser for his experience
Examples of never in a Sentence
I will never shop at that store again.
I have never seen that happen before.
That man has never heard of you.
We will never forget what we saw.
You never know what you'll find at a flea market.
I never meant to hurt you.
She never really said that.
There is never enough time to finish our work.
Never in my whole life have I been so offended!
I gave him my business for years and never for one moment did I suspect that he was a criminal.
Recent Examples on the Web
In the second half, a better opponent than Louisville (0-0-4) — which has never finished higher than ninth — might have availed itself of the Wave’s loose play and won the match.
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There are important things teenage athletes never forget when leaving home.
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Eight years since the commission authorized $45 million in bonds, never issued, to fund its renovation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
But one person who has never minimized Bragg’s case is Trump himself.
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Even Vasco da Gama slandered the Wa, though the sixteenth-century explorer never reached their homeland: a jagged stretch of mountains dividing Burma and China.
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The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 but has never reunited for more than the occasional one-off performance since its original 1975 split.
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Prior to this season, the Marlins never started a season worse than 0-4.
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And, despite having worked together on numerous songs over the years, the two have never released an official joint project.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024
There are important things teenage athletes never forget when leaving home.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Eight years since the commission authorized $45 million in bonds, never issued, to fund its renovation.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
But one person who has never minimized Bragg’s case is Trump himself.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Even Vasco da Gama slandered the Wa, though the sixteenth-century explorer never reached their homeland: a jagged stretch of mountains dividing Burma and China.
—Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 but has never reunited for more than the occasional one-off performance since its original 1975 split.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Apr. 2024
Prior to this season, the Marlins never started a season worse than 0-4.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
And, despite having worked together on numerous songs over the years, the two have never released an official joint project.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Never.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/never. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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never
adverb
nev·er
ˈnev-ər 
1
: not ever : at no time
I never saw it before
never had a sick day in my life
2
: not to any extent or in any way
never fear
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