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.
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Mike Leigh has lifted the lid — ever so slightly — on his typically secretive next feature.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger set of bills known collectively as the Compromise of 1850, which sought to balance, ever so delicately, the political interests of the North and the South on the question of slavery.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger set of bills known collectively as the Compromise of 1850, which sought to balance, ever so delicately, the political interests of the North and the South on the question of slavery.
—Stephen Mihm, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Ethics watchdogs say that no other President has ever so nakedly exploited his position, or on such a scale.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger set of bills known collectively as the Compromise of 1850, which sought to balance, ever so delicately, the political interests of the North and the South on the question of slavery.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger set of bills known collectively as the Compromise of 1850, which sought to balance, ever so delicately, the political interests of the North and the South on the question of slavery.
—Stephen Mihm, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Ethics watchdogs say that no other President has ever so nakedly exploited his position, or on such a scale.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Ever so.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20so. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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