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
And yet, howe'er it came about, I felt At once my master: you as prompt descried Your man, I warrant, so was bargain struck.
From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald
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 Verse and Worse by Graham, Harry
Up, Machiavel, Thou hast thy will, howe'er cross fate Divert the people's hearts; they must perforce Sue to that shrine our liking shall erect.
From A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 by Dodsley, Robert
"A lady should not scorn One soul that loves her, howe'er lowly it be."
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
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