Sentence examples for ever only to from inspiring English sources

She said the paper planned to publish just as many pages as ever, only to have them concentrated on three days.

Right up there with finishing fourth in the marathon, running out of paint when you get to the last part of the wall, treading on an upturned plug, and writing your best OBO mail ever only to send it in after the close of play.

They are working harder than ever only to see their standard of living decline or grind to a halt.

Murderous Heather Webber, a woman well into middle age, was stabbed in the stomach and buried alive by her son Franco (the worst GH character ever), only to dig herself out of her grave, kidnap Carly (a much younger and stronger woman) and drag her all around Port Charles for weeks, constantly threatening to stab her but never getting around to it.

The IPO is the second-largest internet offering ever, second only to Google.

Of course, there are the millions of everyday people who defended Armstrong on social media, wrote blogs to his benefit, and adamantly stood up for a guy who'd "never once tested positive for drugs, ever!"... only to be royally gobsmacked by the recent revelations.

Meanwhile Eastwood is the most moderate Republican ever, second only to Romney's recently former self.

I can't believe I bought into happily-ever-after only to end up like this.

Have you ever bought something only to see it go on sale the next day?

Moreover, this is the iPad's second-best quarter ever, losing out only to last quarter.

I only ever wanted to be a writer and I only ever valued writers.