even so

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

“Undertone” is packed with plenty of similarly ridiculous plot points that deflate if you even so much as toss a withering glance their way.

From Salon

"But even so, my hope hasn't decreased. If anything, it grows stronger each day."

From BBC

“I will go to the road tomorrow even so,” Granda said as if he were arguing with me.

From Literature

And it wasn’t even so much that she’d cut me off; it was that she didn’t even notice that she’d cut me off.

From Literature

Their players are still playing for Scott Parker but, even so, it's still not going to be enough to keep them up.

From BBC

Related Words

• still
• though
• yet