ever so

idiom

informal

: very

Thank you ever so much.

I'm ever so glad that you got better.

The violin was ever so slightly out of tune.

Examples of ever so in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While his guitar runs would often soar, Nelson as a vocalist remains engagingly down to earth, the direct, conversational tone of his voice seasoned ever so slightly with a sprinkle of soul or a splash of sass. —

Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2024 Wearing a floral headdress, the royal is standing, but turned to the side ever so slightly. —

TIME, 18 May 2024 After calmly and methodically taking his warm-up pitches with the sun setting ever so quickly behind third base, Garonzik worked back-to-back strikeouts to seal Pikesville’s 7-5 victory against host Franklin. —

James Peters, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024 To make the ball move, the pitcher rotated his fingers, ever so slightly. —

Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024 Overall, revenue increased to $22.1 billion for the quarter, up ever so slightly from $21.8 billion in Q2 2023. —

Natasha Piñon, Fortune, 7 May 2024 Gibbard regularly dipped to his knees and gestured to fans across the seven-minute opus, the climactic instrumental bridge building to a boil ever so slowly. —

Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024 The formulas is ever so slightly tinted and incredibly lightweight. —

Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 3 May 2024 As Season Three begins, Ava has found a successful niche as a writer on a Last Week Tonight-esque topical comedy show, and things are going well with actress girlfriend Ruby (Lorenza Izzo) now that Ava has grown up ever so slightly, and no longer has to be at Deborah’s beck and call. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2024

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