although
in spite of the fact that; even though; though.
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How to use although in a sentence
although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTalthough the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIndeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTalthough he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech | Liza Foreman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
We prefer the American volume of Hochelaga to the Canadian one, although both are highly interesting.
And although we gabbled freely enough, MacRae avoided all mention of the persons of whom I most wished to hear.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThis was my sincere endeavor, in those many discourses I had with that monarch, although it unfortunately failed of success.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftBut, there was also another which might not be quite so pleasing to Elizabeth, although Louis felt it came too late for him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterIt may be fifty or a hundred centuries since men, although they were fully grown up, still went on trying to learn.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
British Dictionary definitions for although
/ (ɔːlˈðəʊ) /
(subordinating) despite the fact that; even though: although she was ill, she worked hard
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