despite
Example Sentences
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At the same time, other Gulf producers have kept significant volumes flowing despite the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Eljamel public inquiry, external previously heard that 40 theatre logbooks were destroyed in July 2025 despite an order not to do so.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Still, Carney had no choice but to turn down Trump's trade deal offer last month, despite the likelihood of retaliation, said Drew Fagan, an expert on Canada-US economic relations at the University of Toronto.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
But despite the coyote’s fighting spirit, her injuries were too extreme to recover from with any meaningful quality of life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Moreover, despite how backbreaking it could be, there was a certain thrill in seeing seeds we’d planted a few days before poke tiny leaves out of the soil and shoot unstoppably upward.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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