even though

idiom

used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.

Examples of even though in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Trump has made that claim repeatedly, even though it has been debunked. Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 But one of the interesting things about Harris is even though she's been vice president, there's a lot of Americans who are kind of still forming an opinion of her. Michael Levitt, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024 The company contracts gave Presley only minority shares in the ventures — just 20 percent in at least one case — even though Kruse received the exclusive license to profit off of Presley’s name, image, and likeness. Presley has not commented on the legal war outside of her filings. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024 As the hundred-million-dollar suit indicates, none of the four criminal prosecutions against Trump is as yet a closed book, even though one has been dismissed (Florida) and another has resulted in a conviction (New York, on thirty-four felony counts of falsifying business records). Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for even though 

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“Even though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20though. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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