howe'er
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Samuel Johnson, who was married to a woman 20 years his senior, once wrote forebodingly: For howe'er we boast and strive,/ Life declines from thirty-five.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thou art a master-wit with craftiness 390 The Spirits to seduce, them to ensnare, To lead and to incite howe'er thou wilt.
From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den
Believe me that, howe'er well meant, A Good Resolve is always brief; Don't let your precious hours be spent In turning over a new leaf.
From Perverted Proverbs A Manual of Immorals for the Many by Graham, Harry
Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved isle.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
Then, howe’er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-loved isle.
From The Real Robert Burns by Hughes, J. L.
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