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

It is, at any rate, one spirit-lifting port in a storm.

From Seattle Times

The most it may do is lay a filter over what you see; at any rate, if you don't want to know about it, fly away now.

From Salon

By 9 a.m. he is already disastrously off course, having referred to the first lady, at his first appearance, with a word that should have been unspeakable and is at any rate unprintable here.

From New York Times

"She will at any rate be a candidate in the parliamentary elections," Aliot said, adding that Le Pen today incarnates the main opposition to Macron.

From Reuters

The stone size was right, reserved without being demure, and at any rate, as big as budget allowed — bigger, in fact, than I’d hoped, thanks to the liquidation sale.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anyhow
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