- a variation of anyway.
anyways
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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“They didn’t produce the show anyways, so there’s nothing to actually pay them for,” he said Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Puerto Rican said he was recovering from injury but "probably wouldn't have gone anyways."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
“But then that’s also what a film set is like. Once you’re on a great film set, you’re all family anyways, you’re all interconnected and leaning on each other. And with similar emotional pitfalls.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
I can’t help it : I try to love 'em anyways.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
Why’s it on everybody’s brain all of a sudden, anyways?
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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