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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"The Home Office is not yet fit for purpose, and has been set up for failure," Mahmood said last October.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
They are a form of symbolic power signaling that the regime has not yet achieved total control.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
AI is moving fast, and I don’t want my data caught up in a version of the technology we haven’t met yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Deputy governor for Khuzestan province, Valiollah Hayati, told the Fars news agency that three companies in the zone were hit, adding that it was unknown yet if there were any deaths.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Unwilling to believe, yet smart enough not to say so, Chitto replied, “Good thinking.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
