then again

Idioms  

1. Also, but then. On the other hand, an opposite possibility. For example, I think it'll arrive tomorrow; then again, it may not, or We think you'll like this restaurant, but then again, not everyone does, or The play was a bit dull, but then she's a great actress.

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Example Sentences

On being dismissed in the second innings of the second Test in Brisbane, then again in the first innings in Adelaide, he threw his bat in the air in frustration.

From BBC

I don’t know who he was, but then again, maybe he doesn’t either.

From Salon

However after months with no concrete offers, the asking price of the property’s main residence was slashed, first to $29.9 million, then again to $25 million.

From MarketWatch

Canada, Australia and Curacao is possible but then again so too is Brazil, Morocco and Italy.

From BBC

And then again, Hedda would probably say, “Well, you don’t know what I want.”

From Los Angeles Times