despite

Example Sentences

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Canada's Cassie Sharpe was third despite a heavy crash but reports said she would not compete in the final.

From Barron's

Iranians are showing their opposition to their rulers in a variety of ways despite the continuing crackdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Wuthering Heights” knew what it was about, and Brontë, despite her lack of firsthand experience in love, had the scripts of normative femininity dead to rights with the book’s relentless conflation of love and torment.

From Salon

A spokesperson added that they did not call off the show despite "many threats" attempting to force them to.

From BBC

Plans to hold a series of festivals in Brockwell Park look set to be approved, despite the application receiving more than three times as many objections as expressions of support.

From BBC