Get to know Always better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ever or never.
Always meaning
- At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
- Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
- if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event.
Using Always
- The main meaning on this page is: At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning. | Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally). | if necessary, or if there is no better option; in any event.
- Useful related words include: ever, e'er, never, forever.
- In the example corpus, always often appears in combinations such as: and always, was always, always been.
Context around Always
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Always
- In this selection, "always" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cars, heels, reality, smiling, upbeat and positive stand out and add context to how "always" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after us always sympathetic to and always always always being together. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "always" sits close to words such as big, series and times, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with always
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And always, always, always being together. (6 words)
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. (9 words)
She was always positive, always hopeful, always up to the sport. (11 words)
The patience and passion he showed in this pursuit were a mirror to how he approached life- always steady, always in the moment, and always with a sense of anticipation for the catch that was welcomed on board. (38 words)
Thaddeus Machalski, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Bayside, recalls that Father Grzelak was “immensely popular” in the many parishes where he ministered, “because he was always kind, always upbeat, always smiling. (34 words)
Yes, I may not be able to take the field with a couple guys in here, but they’re always a call away, they’re always a text away, they’re always at dinner. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Champagne was always served, luxury cars always driven, heels always worn and “reality” always ignored.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
They represented the perfect moms, always in the kitchen cooking our meals, always picking up after us, always sympathetic to our problems, and always loving us no matter what.
And always, always, always being together.
I always felt safe, that I always knew that I always had someone I could talk to … free of judgment, free of consequence," she said.
Thaddeus Machalski, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus parish in Bayside, recalls that Father Grzelak was “immensely popular” in the many parishes where he ministered, “because he was always kind, always upbeat, always smiling.
Yes, I may not be able to take the field with a couple guys in here, but they’re always a call away, they’re always a text away, they’re always at dinner.
And thus we’re always living in fear because war always comes home: Enemies always retaliate.
A positively infectious character, always smiling and always buzzing, always up for a laugh and full of energy.
He's always positive, he's always respectful and always practising, ready to help the team.
Randy always went into the downtown shop and ordered in person, always ordered early, and always ordered the same thing every year.
She was always positive, always hopeful, always up to the sport.
The patience and passion he showed in this pursuit were a mirror to how he approached life- always steady, always in the moment, and always with a sense of anticipation for the catch that was welcomed on board.
I was impressed with the kindness of people in St. John's: always ready to hold the door, always polite, always friendly.
There was a little bit of food in our house and we always had dinner together but there wasn’t always breakfast and there wasn’t always lunch,” Nancy said.
Always keep that belief, always put in the work and always let the work speak for itself.
As a ‘greenie’, I’m only too aware of the temptation for progressives to conclude that big companies are always bad, their products are always evil, conspiracies are always there.
She was an avid supporter of numerous veteran and nature conservation organizations, tried to help others wherever possible and was always busy, always upbeat and always smiling.
The atmosphere is always warm, the staff is always friendly and the artwork is always beautiful.
The possibility of change and the desire for transformation can be intimidating but if we do what we have always done we will always be where we have always been.
Common combinations with always
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and always 31×
- was always 29×
- always been 26×
- is always 24×
- has always 23×
- will always 22×
- he always 20×
- always be 17×
- always always 14×
- are always 14×