for that matter

1. As for that, so far as that is concerned, as in For that matter I'm not too hungry. William Congreve used it in The Old Batchelour (1693; 4:22): “No, no, for that matter, when she and I part, she'll carry her separate maintenance.” [Late 1600s]

Example Sentences

Why, for that matter, were Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s willing to bless 80 percent of a pool of dicey mortgage loans with the same triple-A rating they bestowed on the debts of the U.S.

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For a movement centered on an “America First” economic philosophy that wants nothing to do with foreign imports — or alliances, for that matter — the very idea of getting discounted beef from Argentina is simply anathema.

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And who, for that matter, is the monster?

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"If you take a look at Twitter today, or any day for that matter, you know how vicious politics can be," he wrote.

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His corrosive effect on norms of ethics, language and, for that matter, conservatism, has been amplified by the eager acquiescence of the Republican Party in the process.

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