whenever
at any time that; every time that
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,551 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,800 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
conjunction
- at any time that; every time that
whenever in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Whenever the messenger approached he whinnied so menacingly that everybody laughed again.
The Brook Kerith: A Syrian story · George Moore · Chapter 1
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Whenever a clergyman, Presbyterian, Methody, or Baptist, came here, I asked him to preach in my kitchen.
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 02 · Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner · Chapter 1
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Whenever you think we are going to have green peas for lunch, you run up very quickly.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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Mlle. Lucienne’s carriage was now caught in the file; and he was sure of joining it whenever he thought proper.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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This accomplished, she had only to wait, and sit in tearless anguish at the window, listening intently whenever a horseman rode past.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1