still
Usage
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Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession that should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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Days later, snow was falling as workers were still pulling apart damaged equipment in temperatures indoors and outdoors of 14 degrees Fahrenheit.
James still feels angry at what he sees as mistakes made during the response to the incident.
From BBC
American players still make up around 70 percent of NBA rosters.
From Barron's
And Silver reiterated that a planned NBA Europe basketball league featuring teams tied to the continent's soccer giants like Real Madrid is still due to launch next year.
From Barron's
The fifth-generation farmer still wakes early each morning to tend to roughly 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans and 40 cattle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
