ne'er
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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As the old Victor Herbert song warned about Toyland: “Once you pass its borders, you may ne’er return again.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022
One high-level supervisor said Koutris had a reputation as a “lazy ne’er do well.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022
Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, is still a man plucked from Earth in the ’80s to live a ne’er do well life in space before cleaning up his act.
From The Verge • Oct. 27, 2021
Afternoon and evening activities in Bryant Park drew crowds that chased the ne’er do wells.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
“I ne’er could make it,” she was saying.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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