How to Use perpetually in a Sentence

perpetually

adverb
  • This is life in a state that feels perpetually on fire for the last few weeks.
    — Natasha Navarra, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Jail deaths have surged on his watch and the county perpetually sued for it.
    — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • More help and more cash was perpetually just around the corner.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Deirdre massaged my limbs while the cups went to work on my perpetually achy upper back.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • And all of us that didn't have jobs lined up will be perpetually unemployed.
    — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Earley, who has perpetually dry skin, likes how smooth and the lotion feels on her skin.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Lost in the sea of time and trends, Portia looks perpetually out of place.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The Braves at that time were perpetually near the bottom of the league.
    — Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • Even now, Smith seems to live perpetually in the time of his trial.
    — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2023
  • Most of us can quickly point to the flaky one, the perpetually late one, or the one-upper in our lives.
    — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Bieber seems perpetually plagued by some level of it.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
  • There are few things more annoying than a perpetually damp bath mat.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Your carry-on bag sits perpetually half-packed in the corner.
    — Ginni Saraswati, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Its world seems perpetually cast in green and purple shadows, but the details are less creepy than kooky.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The place is perpetually packed, with just a few tables on the sidewalk and inside.
    — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
  • His arms and face were tanned from perpetually toiling in the sun, his fingers callused.
    — Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The act of making films is to do and redo perpetually and to keep going deeper.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Beach Ices sat just beside the huge, sprawling car park, with chalky dust swirling perpetually in the air.
    — Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Not just a life of the mind but a life in the mind, perpetually observing one’s own responses.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
  • This means that the moon has a side that is always facing us (the near side) and one that is perpetually facing away (the far side).
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • About growing up with the clicking cameras perpetually at the door.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Despite the need to perpetually dodge streams of infant pee, however, life is good for the guy in the scaly, green-and-gold suit.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The game winner ended a day when James was perpetually in the spotlight.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than creating a retreat, the room can feel perpetually switched on—and that’s not what most people want at the end of the day.
    — Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The author went on a quest to find worthwhile fall rituals in a city that’s perpetually soaked in sunshine.
    — Alexis Landau, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • They’re rowed by shadowy figures who, like everyone else in the place, seem to be perpetually in need of something to eat.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2023
  • People talk past each other perpetually in the novel, many talking at Cumin but not to her.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Chunks had fallen from the ceiling onto the stage; strands hung frozen, as if perpetually dripping, from a set of columns.
    — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
  • With this expansive canvas to fill, Orange can seem perpetually out of time and out of breath.
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024

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