How to Use forever in a Sentence

forever

1 of 2 adverb
  • I've been waiting forever for the doctor.
  • She was convinced that she would live forever.
  • He's forever asking silly questions.
  • Stocks cannot go up in a straight line forever.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • This has been an idea for years like forever.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The records cannot just be kept there forever.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Lose the phrase and the funds are gone forever.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But his days on the court could be over forever.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • These are names that will live on in sports lore forever.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So we’ll forever be tied to the place.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • This won’t last forever, for any of us.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Too-large plants need to be pruned forever.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Get that man off my screen forever!
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Not forever, just long enough to clear my head.
    — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The line to get in takes forever and the line to get out is worse.
    — Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For many of us, their names will be etched in our hearts forever.
    — Kenety S. Gee, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • But like all good things, neem oil doesn't last forever.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • Take a deep breath — this storm won’t last forever.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The prices were high, but flags fly forever.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Can’t wait to spend forever with you!
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
  • My friend hadn't seen him in forever.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The lessons learned on and off the field will stay with me forever.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Our hearts have been cracked wide open and our world is forever changed.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Speak now or forever hold your peace.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This day would be forever about tears.
    — Chick Pritchard, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
  • One burst tire, on a straight road, and the dream can crash forever.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • As the adage goes, boys come and go, but a true friend lasts forever.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And this has been true forever.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • And those are my girls forever.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026

forever

2 of 2 adjective
  • This is not a repeat of forever wars.
    — CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • There is no buy-once-use-forever option here.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Show business is not a forever plan.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This is how the forever wars turned into those wars of terrorism.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Show some love to the animals looking for their forever home.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Not all the very wealthy are Ken Griffins who flee for the forever goal of endless wealth.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But options that lessen the burden of taking a forever drug may matter even more.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In our forever house, the living room, dining room, office and stairs boast oak, stained a dark, deep brown.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The group recently held an adoption event where 18 dogs found their forever homes.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Jyren Thomas knew cleaning airplanes every night couldn’t be his forever job.
    — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This week saw several local chickens paired with their forever homes.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Farage, the forever insurgent, has always been able to avoid the choices that come with power.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • While many are currently in placements and have plans in place, hundreds are still awaiting the chance at their forever homes.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2020
  • Well, things soon take a turn when Kevin crosses paths with his forever foes, the Wet Bandits.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The dogs were traveling to their new forever homes with adoptive families.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • In November, voters cast their ballots to end the forever wars.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • McManus shared that some of the mice and hamsters were adopted over the weekend, with hopes of many more finding their forever homes.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Now, Chilly has a forever home with Owen and his family — and looking back, the rescue still moves him.
    — Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There are two sloth pups at the San Antonio Zoo waiting to be given their forever names.
    — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Tecovas’ Cattleman Fur Hat is a forever piece, shaped sharp and worn best with a little dust on it.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 May 2025
  • The forever plants in question — hardy kiwi, rhubarb, asparagus — are part of the actor’s effort to court more bees to his property.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Even if dogs like Nova have to wait a little longer for their forever families, stories like hers show that pit bulls can get happy endings too.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The median length of stay for dogs in shelters now stands at 47 days, reflecting how many continue to wait for their forever homes.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Food trucks and vendors will be on hand to help the organization raise money to care for cats and kittens waiting for their forever families.
    — Susan Soldavin, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Jim, who works for a federal agency, had a couple of post-divorce relationships that fizzled out and is ready to meet his forever person.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The show, which aired in 2017, has garnered millions of fans and also connects some cast members with their forever partners.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Feb. 2025
  • These are the forever things, the stuff that gets retold for the umpteenth time at family gatherings, celebrated at holidays.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Photos of Olympus, a greyhound who lived at a rescue shelter for four years, waiting for his forever family to come forward.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Absent a Palestinian state, Israel likely faces a forever war.
    — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But at many shelters, including Marin Humane, there are lots of other critters looking for their forever homes.
    — Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026

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