if ever there has been one

A form of if ever there was one — Used to emphasize the truth of a characterization.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of if ever there was one.

    Tom Faggus was a jovial soul, if ever there has been one, not making bones of little things, nor caring to seek evil. There was about him such a love of genuine human nature, that if a traveller said a good thing, he would give him back his purse again.

    1869, R[ichard] D[oddridge] Blackmore, chapter XI, in Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Sampson Low, Son, & Marston, […], →OCLC
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APA

if ever there has been one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ever%20there%20has%20been%20one

MLA

“if ever there has been one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ever%20there%20has%20been%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “if ever there has been one,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/if%20ever%20there%20has%20been%20one.

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