How to Use "Even" with Example Sentences

even (adj): smooth or level; the same; equal

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Used with verbs:

"The shelf doesn't look even to me."
(look, seem, appear)

"The two slices of pizza are even."
(be: is/am/are)

"The score is even after two quarters."
(be: is/am/are; remains)

"She tried to keep even with the others."
(keep, remain)

"The quilting stitches will become even with practice."
(become)

Used with adverbs:

"He had a hard time building the deck completely even."
(completely, perfectly, absolutely)

"The groups are very even."
(very, quite, almost, mostly, fairly)

"The surface of the water is very even."
(very)

"The presidential race is dead even."
(dead, completely)

Used with nouns:

"She tried to keep an even tone while giving her speech."
(tone, pace)

"I need an even surface to put this on."
(surface)

"This has been an even contest since the start."
(contest, match, game, race, challenge, competition)

"We are trying to have an even number of students."
(number, distribution)

"The dam keeps an even flow of water into the river."
(flow)

"My dog has a very even temperament."
(temperament)

even (adv): more than before; surprisingly

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Used with adjectives:

"Her day got even better."
(better, worse)

"She likes him even more than before."
(more, less)

Used with verbs:

"I can't even contemplate that right now."
(contemplate, think about)

"He hasn't even heard of that band."
(heard)

"She hasn't even started her homework."
(started, begun, finished, completed)