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How to use never in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb, verb, interjection

Never means at no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance. Example: “I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.”

Examples of never by meaning

adverbAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

  • I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.
  • We were at the same college, but happened never to meet.
  • I'll never not like you.

adverbNegative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

  • The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.
  • You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!

verbDid not; didn't.

  • Why you never buy from Bukit Timah.2007, Elangovan, P, Singapore, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 85
  • But I never see anything.2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73

interjectionA statement of defiance.

  • ‘Guess what, I've won the pools!’ ‘Never!’

More sentences with never

  • The ancient Mesopotamians never got to write an encyclopedia on stone.From the entry encyclopedia
  • Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.From the entry substantive
  • He never learned how to pour a glass of beer so it didn't have too much head.From the entry head
  • "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.From the entry abide
  • The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.From the entry on
  • The youth of today have never known what life is like without a cell phone.From the entry today
  • My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives.From the entry take
  • He never fully recovered after he was gassed on the Western Front.From the entry gas
  • I have never been in love as much as I have with you.From the entry love
  • I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.From the entry automatic
  • Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!From the entry create
  • That gun’s not mine! It’s a plant! I’ve never seen it before!From the entry plant
  • He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.From the entry amount
  • He was never seen as the boss, but rather as a friend.From the entry as
  • Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.From the entry advice
  • He went home, and after that I never saw him again.From the entry that
  • Humankind has never found any other habitable planets apart from Earth.From the entry habitable
  • All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.From the entry bold
  • No matter how long I stay out in the sun, I never tan, though I do burn.From the entry tan
  • I've never had Jehovahs at my door, but the other day two Mormons came to my door.From the entry Jehovah
  • Do you think I'll get married before I turn 30? – Who knows, you might never marry.From the entry who knows
  • My kid sister is a real mouth; she never shuts up.From the entry mouth
  • He was speaking an Arabic that they'd never heard before and could barely understand.From the entry arabic
  • I would never move to Texas — I can't bear heat.From the entry bear
  • I never thought he'd go so far as to call you.From the entry go
  • I bought a laptop online but it never arrived. I think I've been had!From the entry have
  • You had me alright! I never would have thought that was just a joke.From the entry have
  • How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?From the entry among
  • Actual perpetrators though they were, the criminals never admitted it in court.From the entry though
  • People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.From the entry emulate
  • We waited for an hour, but they never showed, so we had to take the bus home.From the entry show
  • He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.From the entry show

Meaning of never

  1. adverb At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
  2. adverb Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
  3. adverb Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).

Full definition of never

Questions about never in a sentence

How do you use never in a sentence?
Never is used as an adverb, verb and interjection. For example: “I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.”
What is a short sentence with never?
“But I never see anything.”
What does never mean?
Never means at no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: never (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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