Ben had never seen anything like it before.

Meaning: At no time in the past, the boy became aware of something through sight any one thing from a group of things similar to or resembling something else earlier in time.

Choice of Words: Never means at no time in the past. Seen means to have become aware of something through sight. Anything means any one thing from a group of things. Like means similar to or resembling something else. Before means earlier in time.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• They had never seen anything like him before.
• They had never seen anything like it before.
• He had never seen anything like it before.
• She had never seen anything like it.
• She had never seen so many beautiful flowers before.
• Ben and Squishy had many adventures together.
• Books lead to places never seen.
• The wolf was never seen again.
• A young boy named Ben loved to explore the forest.
• It was a strange, mechanical sound, unlike anything he'd heard before.