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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"Specimens preserved across generations continue to reveal new insights, reminding us how much there is still to learn about life on our planet."
From Science Daily
I let myself be more vulnerable with him than ever before and shared how important having children was to me and what a source of angst it had been that I still hadn’t.
From Los Angeles Times
In May, she returned to the U.S., and still, she was “ghosted” by hundreds of employers.
From Los Angeles Times
That main room is “grand and nice and modern … while still being modest,” said Gustav, and he’ll have his own bedroom after sharing one with his brother.
From Los Angeles Times
"It will be whether TikTok still feels the place the internet goes to experiment - or if it becomes the place it goes to behave."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
