whatever the case (may be)
idiom
: either way
The doctor may or may not have been at fault, but whatever the case (may be) the patient almost died.
Examples of whatever the case (may be) in a Sentence
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There’s always going to be people that piss their money away with divorce or drugs or whatever the case may be.
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Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
And that’s going to have every team in the Power 5 or Power 4 conferences (whatever the case may be) looking to drop competitive games from its non-conference schedules.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
Tom Roland, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
And that’s going to have every team in the Power 5 or Power 4 conferences (whatever the case may be) looking to drop competitive games from its non-conference schedules.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
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“Whatever the case (may be).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whatever%20the%20case%20%28may%20be%29. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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