even so

as in however
in spite of that I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it

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Recent Examples of even so This War of the Worlds isn’t bad or even so-bad-it’s-good. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2025 Law enforcement needs a subpoena or warrant to access student records, and even so, schools would not have any information regarding the immigration status of students. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 But there were dissidents within the meeting even so. Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025 Expectations are for some disinflation, but even so a March interest rate cut is viewed as extremely unlikely. Simon Moore, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for even so
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Adverb
  • Metcalf, however, believes that her character is only partially to blame for the serial killer's actions.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That diversity, however, was limited.
    Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The mood has soured recently, though, with each side imposing additional curbs; new US tariffs come into effect today.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Thus far, though, Pitchfork hardly seems defanged.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That attention might not be back at the same levels this time around, but Friday is another chance, nevertheless.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • However, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the three-day airshow went on nevertheless.
    Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That case is still ongoing, despite a pretty drastic turnover at the DOJ.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Others are still picking up the pieces.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Wauchope may not have styled the bombshell hair parade that took place on the pink carpet outside, but the look was flaunted nonetheless.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But nonetheless, that moment of failure has had a lasting impact on me.
    Angela Kenzslowe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The bad news is that there are already murmurs in Brussels about piecemeal, incremental measures – harmonizing certain national laws, creating yet another framework for EU member states to fuss over and interpret.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • What ultimately inspired McAnally and Baum (who has worked on the business side of his husband’s career) to expand their family was yet another recent life-altering change.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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