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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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 July 2025
This idea sees the brain as a prediction engine that is continually creating models of the world.
—Rohan Pinto, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Google has continually brushed off concerns that the overviews could negatively affect web traffic for creators.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Our intestinal lining, or epithelium, rapidly and continually renews itself, replacing its entire cell population every four to five days.
—New Atlas, 24 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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