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The phrase "before ever" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a time prior to any occurrence or event.
Example: "I had never felt such joy before ever experiencing true love."
Alternatives: "before anything" or "prior to ever".
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"I've never said this before, ever.
I don't know if I was ever kicked out of a game before, ever.
"No one has done this before, ever".
I have never seen a United team do that before, ever.
"I had never heard these words from him before, ever.
Not to insult my son or anything, but I've never heard that before, ever".
The next time you buy a pair of leather shoes, condition them before ever wearing them.
"We had never run that play before — ever".
He called it "a position they never accepted before, ever".
Plus, it's been done before: ever heard of Second Life?
I never came up here before, ever — and I'm from here".
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