even so

1. Nevertheless, still, that being the case. For example, That may be true, but even so we will investigate further, or She claimed it contained no garlic, but even so I could taste it. [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

Rodriguez said it took at least three weeks to recover foot traffic, and even so, vendors are struggling because “people are not spending like they used to.”

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The pack she carried on her back was heavy enough, but even so, she wished she had not been so quick to leave the globe and abacus back at the nursery.

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The ceiling was so low they had to crawl on all fours; even so, Penelope could not help bumping her head now and then.

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But even so, he says that he felt weighed down by "the feeling that your career was on the line" if a judgement went the wrong way.

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But even so, why would anyone cut a hole in the side of a ship?

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