perpetually
forever or for an indefinitely long time: It is best to think of any software licensed in this way as perpetually licensed.We seem to be locked perpetually in the past.
without intermission or interruption; continually: The library received five more laptops to relieve the pressure on their perpetually busy media loan desk.
with continued recurrence; regularly or repeatedly: The city’s public schools, particularly in working-class neighborhoods, are perpetually understaffed. I'm the girl who loses pens constantly, forgets about quizzes in math, and is perpetually late.
Origin of perpetually
1Other words from perpetually
- non·per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
- qua·si-per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
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How to use perpetually in a sentence
Almost no one, to my ear, charts the perpetually shifting moods and meanings of the interior psychic landscape as sensitively, or as beautifully, as he does.
Along the bottom of the screen, it perpetually runs an election results tracker.
My two days watching Newsmax, the network waging war on Fox News from the right | Emily VanDerWerff | November 12, 2020 | VoxAs Miles bops down the street listening to music, he is perpetually on the lookout to deliver a kind word or a helping hand to his fellow New Yorkers.
‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’: Like its movie counterparts, a confident and entertaining spectacle | Christopher Byrd | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostWhen one party is perpetually dominant, the subordinate party has reason to cooperate, as that’s the only realistic shot at wielding power.
All the adults around me seemed to be perpetually trying to lose a few pounds by going on the Atkins Diet or re-enrolling in Weight Watchers.
The Rise and Fall of the Rice Cake, America’s One-Time Favorite Health Snack | Brenna Houck | September 17, 2020 | Eater
Brash, crass, and sporting a perpetually raised eyebrow, Ash Williams remains the ultimate postmodern superhero.
The King of Postmodern Cool Is Reborn in ‘Ash Vs. The Evil Dead’ | Nick Schager | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt finally looks like New York, which is perpetually addled by traffic, will be constructing a new expressway.
For the entire duration of the hours I spent inside San Pedro I noticed my abdominal muscles remained perpetually clenched.
Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison | Jason Batansky | October 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, she was always posing in slow-motion, as if perpetually taking mental selfies.
SNL’s Kim Kardashian Konundrum: Why Nasim Pedrad’s Exit Hurts So Much | Jason Lynch | September 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he has remained perpetually ready for whatever else might arise, keeping his truck as sparkling as his persona.
I slept some hours, but was perpetually disturbed with dreams of the place I had left, and the dangers I had escaped.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftLabor, so it was argued, was perpetually being saved by the constant introduction of new uses of machinery.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockAt the base of the statue to "Memory" is a gas-fed torch, called the "Torch of Liberty," which burns perpetually.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyShe was not, however, allowed to wash her hands of them, for her brother sang their praises perpetually.
Those Dale Girls | Frank Weston CarruthNaturally the sumptuary laws about the wearing of fur were perpetually infringed upon, to the great satisfaction of the furriers.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
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