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if ever there has been one

if ever there has been one is the alternative form of if ever there was one.

Meaning of if ever there was one

Phrase

if ever there was one

  1. Used to emphasize the truth of a characterization.
    • He's a plagiarist if ever there was one.

Questions about if ever there has been one

What is if ever there has been one the alternative form of?
If ever there has been one is the alternative form of if ever there was one.

Words near if ever there has been one in the dictionary

  1. if at first you don't succeed
  2. if at first you don't succeed, try try again
  3. if clause
  4. if clauses
  5. if ever
  6. if ever there has been one
  7. if ever there was one
  8. if ever there were one
  9. if ever there were some
  10. if I do say so myself
  11. if I ever saw one

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Adapted from Wiktionary: if ever there has been one (page history and authors); if ever there was one (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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