anyways
Americanadverb
adverb
Example Sentences
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“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
“It was already risky. The buildings were vulnerable over there anyways, and people knew that this would come.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
"Teixeira understood the risk to his country and did it anyways," prosecutors told Judge Talwani on Tuesday.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2024
"I rarely see people anymore that come to my office anyways that have pensions. So it's a lot more difficult for, I think, the average American to get that guaranteed income."
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024
Here’s the thing: I was probably gonna write a book when I got older anyways.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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