haven't seen her once vs never seen her

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey a similar meaning but with a slight difference in emphasis. 'Haven't seen her once' emphasizes the fact that there has been no sighting at all, while 'never seen her' simply states the absence of any previous sightings.

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haven't seen her once

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize the absence of any sightings of someone up to a specific point in time.

Examples:

I haven't seen her once since she moved to the new city.
He hasn't seen her once since they broke up.

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I haven't seen her laugh once with this guy!
We've been together 48 hours, I haven't seen you call her once.
I've only seen her once.
Is there anything that you haven't seen once before?
I haven't seen you once.
You haven't seen him once since you've been out there.
But, I had seen her once before that.
I've really only seen her once since rehab, at a meeting, and we just said hello.
I only seen her once since I got out of the joint.
I've not seen her once since we came In.
I haven't seen you once protest and as the workload has increased.
So you haven't seen Selby once in all these years?
I haven't seen her yet.
I haven't seen her yet.
Seen her probably once a year since.
I had never once seen her without them.
I seen her maybe once a week for... it must be a year.
They haven't seen her, honey.
She's old... I haven't seen her.
She's right there, if you haven't seen her.

Alternatives:

haven't seen her at all
haven't caught a glimpse of her
haven't laid eyes on her
haven't spotted her
haven't come across her

never seen her

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to simply state the absence of any previous sightings of someone.

Examples:

I have never seen her before.
He never saw her at the party.

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I've never seen her make breakfast for herself.
I've never seen her not want something.
And, Father, I've never seen her navel
Those who've never seen her famous partner... have at least heard of him quite a bit lately.
I'm afraid I've never seen her.
Gail Langston's family says they've never seen her before.
I've never seen her so determined to be independent.
I've never seen her like this before.
I understand you've never seen her before.
Then, I've never seen her blush.
I've never seen her happier than these past couple months.
I've never seen her be racist.
I've never seen her in a wheelchair.
I've never seen her pitch.
You've never seen her in her whipped-cream bikini?
She raves, but I've never seen her attack anyone before.
She's in a Cheerios! uniform, but I swear I've never seen her before.
It's just that I've never seen her look unattractive at all in some... in makeup.
I'd never seen her the way she was when she came out of his office.
That I'm fickle? 20 years, never seen her miss a cue.

Alternatives:

have not seen her before
have not laid eyes on her
have not caught a glimpse of her
have not spotted her
have not come across her

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