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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In interviews with more than a dozen pilots and flight attendants, some of whom are still active, crew described their struggles with depression after being diagnosed with chemically-induced brain injuries.
Within GM, Anderson’s arrival was cheered by many employees involved in the automaker’s self-driving technology, still stinging from GM’s move last year to end the Cruise program.
Analysts say China still has some way to go before it can outfit its entire military with domestically developed hardware.
But he cautions that the rest of Croatia's heavy reliance on the summer season is a weakness that still needs to be addressed.
From BBC
Your bank account might still be recovering from Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras tour, but Disney+ are now letting fans relive it with a six-part docuseries.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
