continually
adverb
con·tin·u·al·ly
kən-ˈtin-yü-ə-lē 
-yə-lē
: in a continual manner : without stopping or interruption
a security system that runs continually
We had endured a series of dark, gloomy, winter days, during which the sun had been continually hidden behind dense, rain clouds.—
George Thatcher
George Thatcher… I was too thoroughly swept away by this richly imagined and continually surprising novel to be concerned with cute comparisons.—Edan Lepucki
Edan LepuckiThey bickered continually, ignoring me as I worked around them.—Paula Fox
: in a constantly repeated manner : over and over
Paula Foxbeing interrupted continually
She would write. I would read and edit, and sometimes shift the wordings, or change phrases or delete things. We would continually refine what was written.—Herbie Hancock
Herbie HancockExamples of continually in a Sentence
grew up in a time when children were continually being told to mind their manners
the computer program continually updates the file with new information
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Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2025
Students continually suffer because of this attitude.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
The marquee category for international cinema has been continually criticized.
—Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
Ewing-Crawford advises Black women to undergo genetic testing because of known variants—and because scientists are continually finding more.
—Leah Small, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for continually
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“Continually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continually. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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