How to Use notwithstanding in a Sentence

notwithstanding

1 of 2 preposition
  • All of it had come as a shock, notwithstanding the months of rumors.
    Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The chaos notwithstanding, the issue has largely been settled by the courts, at least so far.
    Bill Rankin, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Finish-line theatrics notwithstanding, the old guy beat the pants off me.
    Dave Holmes, Esquire, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The merits of the lawsuit notwithstanding, the issue works well for Democrats.
    Julie Rovner, Washington Post, 10 July 2018
  • And the fight is far from over, notwithstanding the victory lap run by Trump.
    Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The miners alongside me were proud of their work, notwithstanding the danger of being in a hole hacked out of a mountain.
    Ron Grossman, Star Tribune, 29 Oct. 2020
  • All that notwithstanding, helping India is the right thing to do.
    Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Last week’s down days notwithstanding, parts of the stock market are showing signs of excess.
    Allan Sloan, Washington Post, 30 June 2020
  • There were, however, others who stayed to lend a hand — the atrocious state of the playa notwithstanding.
    Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The need for soft skills notwithstanding, the demand for strong technical skills will never fade.
    Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Even if some things were right, there is still a bunch of things wrong, notwithstanding what Trey Gowdy said.
    Fox News, 4 June 2018
  • Even the most ordinary of them is worth seeing, and the best of them, brevity notwithstanding, are among the most powerful films of the year.
    Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2021
  • And more events just means more eyeballs and more buzz around its products — livestream fatigue notwithstanding.
    Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 9 Nov. 2020
  • And for that reason, the records were subject to the request, notwithstanding Talon’s request to keep them closed.
    Jack Greiner, Cincinnati.com, 15 July 2019
  • Those critiques notwithstanding, new tariffs are the wrong tool for pushing back.
    Ryan Young, National Review, 17 June 2021
  • Was the invasion of Iraq, notwithstanding its unforeseen twists and turns, the right call?
    David Harsanyi, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Vampires notwithstanding, no one in the movie makes a more striking impact than Luchsinger.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
  • My frozen face notwithstanding, the snowmobile tour was a blast – a perfect way to raise some heat on a frigid afternoon.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2022
  • A lot of people had told me that, notwithstanding his denials, Herron must at some point have been a spy.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • But, tabloid drama notwithstanding, Meghan’s coat of arms is a crash course on both her roots and strong values.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 May 2018
  • But this is notwithstanding the fact that more and more Twitter accounts are hacked and sometimes controlled by bots.
    Monti Datta, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2019
  • And Trump, his bluster notwithstanding, does not act like a gunslinger.
    Dan Reiter, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Measures to boost growth notwithstanding, this was not a budget that pleased everyone.
    Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 6 July 2019
  • New coach Travis Steele has a good roster notwithstanding.
    David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2018
  • Robert Browning notwithstanding, here is a man whose grasp appears to exceed his reach.
    Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Their record notwithstanding, the Bruins are not a dominant team.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The wisdom of Socrates notwithstanding, not every life needs to be examined.
    Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2021
  • Lockout notwithstanding, James said baseball is a good business, for those that can afford to buy a team.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Snoopy, the title notwithstanding, also takes a bit of a back seat here, swamped by his reuniting brothers and sisters.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • False Oval Office prophets notwithstanding, there’s no quick fix just over the horizon.
    NOLA.com, 11 Sep. 2020
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notwithstanding

2 of 2 adverb
  • Although there are some who oppose the plan, we will go through with it notwithstanding.
  • The point guard was slow and small, that mound of dreadlocks notwithstanding.
    Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • These quibbles notwithstanding, on the whole the technocrats are right.
    Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
  • These wireless asides notwithstanding, the path forward should be clear.
    Joanna Stern, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Sure, most of the top sides are through to the knockout stage, the defending champs notwithstanding, but the group stage was anything but predictable.
    Si.com Staff, SI.com, 29 June 2018
  • Companies’ wariness notwithstanding, the idea of a side hustle is here to stay.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Shall the bill pass the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The chocolate rum notwithstanding, Sam Sanders was full of good spirits.
    New York Times, 29 July 2022
  • At first, the song went nowhere, Hammerstein brand notwithstanding.
    Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 22 July 2023
  • Lab and manufacturing jobs notwithstanding, there are many jobs that don’t need to be daily in-house.
    Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 22 May 2017
  • The truth is there are similarities between the mezedes of many lands, reasons why notwithstanding.
    Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Thick thighs notwithstanding, Bearded Cap is still a snack, and a dangerous snack at that.
    Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 29 Apr. 2019
  • Production on the film is set for August (an actors strike notwithstanding).
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • The fighting quieted down a bit (war-criminal attacks on apartment buildings miles from the front notwithstanding) over the winter but will pick again in the spring.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Spanking notwithstanding, that may be what it's remembered for.
    Margaret Sullivan | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Mar. 2018
  • That means he cannot be retried for it on double jeopardy grounds, the defense and prosecution agreement notwithstanding.
    Bill Rankin, ajc, 16 June 2020
  • Historical patterns notwithstanding, this was not how things were meant to turn out in Pakistan.
    Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 30 July 2017
  • There’s no right answer, the sunburned masses notwithstanding.
    Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2019
  • These triumphs notwithstanding, three years in, hopes of a thoroughgoing overhaul have been dashed.
    Philip Wallach, National Review, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Rather than feel ostracized, these galleries said visitors went out of their way to welcome them at the fair — a few keep-your-distance jokes notwithstanding.
    New York Times, 4 Dec. 2021
  • In the next few years, those broad indices will be just fine, this past months’ drop of more than 25 percent in large stocks notwithstanding.
    Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The new, zany doughnut shops notwithstanding, most places serve a fairly standardized list of classics, and finding daylight between the contenders on the bubble can be tough.
    Dominic Armato, azcentral, 30 May 2018
  • Votto’s walks notwithstanding, the Reds didn’t manage much offense.
    Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Burns’ history lesson notwithstanding, Mary Megan is very much focused on the present and future.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2019
  • According to the Telegraph, lake and riverside baptisms are common in many African countries, the risks notwithstanding.
    Avi Selk, Washington Post, 5 June 2018
  • The new lineup and a new season notwithstanding, early on, these Yankees look eerily like those Yankees.
    Billy Witz, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2016
  • In fact, any darker area on the body requires special consideration, skin tone notwithstanding.
    Deanna Pai, Glamour, 14 June 2023
  • The current virtual land rush notwithstanding, digital real estate is not a new concept, but goes back nearly two decades.
    Musadiq Bidar, CBS News, 6 May 2022
  • An election gave us Trump, and, impeachment proceedings notwithstanding, an election has the potential to rid us of him.
    Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Their lengths notwithstanding, Zimcosky’s flair for creating and telling a story has flourished.
    cleveland.com, 8 Sep. 2019

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