alway
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of alway
before 900; Middle English allwaye, alle wey; Old English ealneweg, equivalent to ealne (accusative singular masculine of eal all ) + weg way 1; the accusative denoted duration
Example Sentences
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"Cancellation is alway an option in the event of a delay," he told the ATS-Keystone news agency.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
“That doesn’t seem to be the case with this car. You are alway playing catch-up.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
So shall we alway sing and praise thy name.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
“People personally invested in her, that has alway been a part of her appeal,” said Richard Shaw, a politics professor at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
This is a sausye knaue, that wyl contrary his Mayster alway.
From The Rogues and Vagabonds of Shakespeare's Youth Awdeley's 'Fraternitye of vacabondes' and Harman's 'Caveat' by John Awdeley
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