constantly
adverb
con·stant·ly ˈkän(t)-stənt-lē 
1
: without variation, deviation, or change : always
constantly on the alert
constantly improving
a temperature that's constantly maintained
… the fear of the sea was constantly in my mind, battling with the fear of my companions.—
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
2
: with regular occurrence : incessantly
constantly complaining
After all, Val doesn't let him get a lick of rest and is constantly bugging him to play with her.—Ryan D. Wilson
Ryan D. Wilson
All my traveling life, 40 years of peregrinating Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania, I have thought constantly of home—and especially of the America I had never seen.—Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux
Examples of constantly in a Sentence
a crackpot who constantly wrote angry letters to the local newspaper stay constantly on guard until the danger of forest fire is past
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Homemade Chai Spice; toast, stirring constantly, 30 seconds more. —Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026 Sportsbooks are constantly boasting about their protections and trying to denigrate those offered by competitors. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Colorado constantly needs more families to get certified to do foster care, but there is an even greater need for therapeutic level foster families. —Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for constantly
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Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026 Sportsbooks are constantly boasting about their protections and trying to denigrate those offered by competitors. —Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Colorado constantly needs more families to get certified to do foster care, but there is an even greater need for therapeutic level foster families. —Libby Smith, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 And so, under the cover of night, the two carnivores have been constantly at odds, racing for the right to hunt rabbits and squirrels, and for the space to dig a den to rear their young. —Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for constantly
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