at any rate

Idioms  

1. In any event, whatever the case may be; also, at least. For example, At any rate, I promise to be there even if I'm a little late, or It may not pay well, but at any rate it's a job. [Early 1600s] Also see in any case.

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Example Sentences

That’s a defensible aesthetic, or at any rate it has been defended.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

I’m no longer completely convinced by the ½ camp, at any rate.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

To the cameras, at any rate, he was measured and focused on what's next.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2023

Even now, I can’t say I disagree with that assessment — when it comes to Didion, at any rate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

The travellers stayed in Bree all the next day, and Mr. Butterbur could not complain of his business next evening at any rate.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Related Words

• anyhow
• ever
• once