even now/then
idiom
1
—used to stress that something is or was happening at a particular time
They are even now preparing for his arrival.
Enemy troops were even then approaching the city.
2
—used to stress that something (such as a person's attitude or behavior) was or is very surprising and unexpected
We showed her the proof, but even then, she wouldn't admit she was wrong.
Despite all that went wrong, he insists even now that he would do it again.
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That question is still looming, by the way, even now.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
The truth is that even now, Trump holds all the leverage while Putin has none.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Putin should not be welcome anywhere in the U.S. and certainly not in Alaska, which Russian media fantasizes even now about reclaiming.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
However, even then, many Indigenous workers in rural areas remained subject to coercive labor arrangements well into the second half of the twentieth century.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025
The truth is that even now, Trump holds all the leverage while Putin has none.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
Putin should not be welcome anywhere in the U.S. and certainly not in Alaska, which Russian media fantasizes even now about reclaiming.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
However, even then, many Indigenous workers in rural areas remained subject to coercive labor arrangements well into the second half of the twentieth century.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for even now/then
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“Even now/then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20now%2Fthen. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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