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at any rate

Idioms  

  1. In any event, whatever the case may be; also, at least. For example, At any rate, I promise to be there even if I'm a little late, or It may not pay well, but at any rate it's a job. [Early 1600s] Also see in any case.

Example Sentences

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Outwardly, at any rate, his confidence in his own ability seems untouched.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

Lewis doesn’t seem to believe this, or at any rate doesn’t offer his readers this necessary insight.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

The real Ballard claims the pendant was engraved with a line from 1 Timothy 6:11; at any rate, it explains why Mel Gibson's Jesus heads on a crusade to and through Columbia to find her.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023

I’m no longer completely convinced by the ½ camp, at any rate.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

Slater wrote Lawrence that the application concerned “your proton merry- go-round ... It never would have occurred to me to patent such a thing but I thought at any rate you would want to know.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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