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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It is now April, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee still has not voted on her nomination.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Younger post-main sequence stars had a higher rate of 0.35%, similar to stars still on the main sequence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“Sure, yeah, I love horses,” said Islas, who was born in Los Angeles but grew up in San Diego and still lives there.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
In Iraq and Afghanistan, soldiers were still mapping networks of insurgents and roadside bombs by hand until FDEs arrived to stitch together PowerPoints and memos into a centralized intelligence platform.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Somehow, my mom still trusted them and never did install that fridge lock she’d threatened.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
