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

That review process can take months, and Hochman has yet to seek death in any case since restoring the office’s pursuit of capital verdicts last year.

From Los Angeles Times

Conféderation Rurale and Conféderation Paysanne say the policy is being brutally applied, and is in any case unnecessary because a combination of selective culling and vaccination would suffice.

From BBC

“It would create a player that is simply too big. So in any case, some kind of slicing up is needed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Gino Cecchettin isn't sure such a law would have saved his daughter: her killer was sent to prison for life in any case.

From BBC

Their parents were not there to scold them, not that they would have in any case.

From Literature

Related Words

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