How to Use even if in a Sentence

even if

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  • Yes, even if your skin is oily.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The flowers are the best, even if the leaves are lame and flop over.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Both teams will get a chance to possess the ball, even if the first team scores.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That way, even if your drives fail, your data is still backed up in the cloud.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Take these steps even if everything seems fine right now.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This will happen even if said zombie is very slow and far away.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Adding a few fresh decor pieces can make my space feel lighter—even if spring is still weeks away.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The payment won't change, even if rates move higher.
    Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But even if a deal were in place, most states would still have to cut their water use.
    Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Some might be surprised to fall short, even if others aren’t.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • This is the case even if the Eagles come back and win the game.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Back then, the vision was already clear—even if the path wasn’t.
    Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Mortgage rates may not go down, even if the Fed drops short-term rates.
    Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The emotions are there, even if the story is, well, lost at sea at times.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Not exactly, even if low-rise jeans are (like it or not) back in style.
    Megan McCarty, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And even if they’re destroyed, people would rather be in their homes than be refugees.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2024
  • And even more cheap watches can ring your phone at full volume even if the ringer is turned off.
    Larry Magid, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This remains true even if Ole Miss comes back to win the game.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • What would help is not mysterious, even if the medicine is.
    Liz Koch, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Stay grounded, even if your head is full of big dreams and expansion plans.
    Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The stars are aligning in your love life this month, even if there are no strings attached at first.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • The games, Goldblatt said, will go on even if bombs are still falling.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But – even if the ceasefire holds – the scale of the task is Herculean.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Passed with relative ease, even if things got way too close for comfort late.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Most coffee beans, even if freshly roasted, sit stored as green beans for months.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 1 Jan. 2025
  • At least production should remain steady, even if prices don’t.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
  • That still stings, even if Wicky wasn’t one of the three to attempt a penalty.
    Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • The price of soybean meal to hog and poultry growers will rise even if crops are fine here.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The intensity hasn’t changed, even if the path has.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But there was no bar—and even if somebody opened one, the booze would be too expensive.
    Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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