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.

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

And the board were determined to keep him, or most of them at any rate.

From BBC

And at any rate, Marchand was just a part of something bigger.

From BBC

That’s a defensible aesthetic, or at any rate it has been defended.

From New York Times

Maxine has more successfully inserted herself into Norma’s life, or at any rate into the room she occupies in a five-star nursing home, since Norma is unable to protest.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anyhow
• ever
• once