sempre
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of sempre
1885–90; < Italian: always < Latin semper
Example Sentences
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One person in the procession held up a sign with Silva's photograph, which read: "Para sempre um de nós."
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
Criar bebês com zika é difícil o suficiente para homens e mulheres com casamentos e rendas estáveis, mas nem sempre a situação é essa.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017
No, camp will sempre viva, as the immortal Isabella Rossellini once put it.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2013
I looked in Christoph's cello part to see if he had a more complete instruction at that point, but it said the same thing: "sempre" appeared as a stand-alone word.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2010
His quaint phrase is as follows: Non perch� io non conoscessi la mia amarevole e discreta, ma sempre estimai pi� securo ch'ella non mi potesse nuocere che ella non volesse.
From Women of the Romance Countries (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 6 (of 10) by Effinger, John Robert
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