yet
Usage
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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. 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. 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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Because there’s a part of you that goes, “I’m not done yet. I’ve still got work to do.”
From Los Angeles Times
For her family, for the movies she was yet to make, for her general presence in our lives.
From Los Angeles Times
The Golden Globes have not yet released a list of presenters, but per the Hollywood Reporter, “Heated Rivalry” breakouts Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams will take the stage Sunday in their awards show debut.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.
From Los Angeles Times
The Somali government, which has long been battling al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants as it tries to rebuild the country after a devastating civil war and years of drought, has yet to comment.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
