in any case

Idioms  

1. Also, at all events; in any event. No matter what happens, certainly; also, whatever the fact is, anyway. For example, In any case, I plan to go, or Call me tomorrow, at all events, or He may not be getting a raise, but in any event his boss thinks highly of him. In any case dates from the second half of the 1800s, at all events from about 1700, and in any event from the 1900s. For an antonym, see in no case.

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Example Sentences

"There is little doubt that, in any case, the justification of an imminent attack on the US does not hold water," he added.

From Barron's

He cautions that the recent rainfall could be off-season rains, which may not last, and in any case would take some time before they made any difference.

From BBC

Her refusal to pose follow-up questions or follow trails into potentially dramatic areas is either protective or lazy, in any case making for poor cinema.

From The Wall Street Journal

The astronomical clock in any case was so jarred and jiggled by the constant rattle of automobile traffic in the narrow street outside that it was no longer the precision instrument it had been.

From Literature

Not only is it the moral thing to do, there’s just no way to predict the outcome of a war in any case.

From Salon

Related Words

• consistently
• constantly
• continually
• forever
• regularly
• usually