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Definition
unchanging, continuous, or happening repeatedly
- He repeated himself constantly.p. 567.8
- Only four, Jake reminded himself constantly.p. 12.2
- Surely they could find a good life that did not include weapons and constant vigilance.p. 14.4
- Three years (plus) in tight living quarters required a constant reassessment of priorities and attitudes, along with a vigilance against edginess.p. 84.3
- I don't want to die and I don't want to give up Jack Daniel's, so I'm in a constant quandary.p. 124.5
- A sister-in-law in particular had become a constant nuisance.p. 321.6
- She had to constantly remind herself of this, but it was true because Lucien treated her as one.p. 358.9
- Somewhere in the background, a phone rang constantly, but no one had any interest in answering it.p. 380.4
- There was a constant ringing in his ears that made him mumble.p. 456.8
- He would second-guess every move Jake made; excoriate Wade Lanier with scathing criticism; curse the negative rulings made by Judge Atlee; offer unsolicited advice at every turn; maintain the constant gloom of losing an unwinnable case; and at times be so unbearable Jake would want to throw something at him.p. 463.9
- His job was to watch the jury constantly, but to do so without being obvious required a number of tricks.p. 536.6
There are no more uses of "constant" in Sycamore Row.
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