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

Almost at once it stopped again, then again crawled forward.

From Literature

But then again, the alignment between Moscow and Tehran has always been transactional.

From Barron's

“This is a little more speculative, but can we tell anything about the caller from the times they telephoned? Once close to five a.m. and then again just after nine o’clock at night?”

From Literature

But, then again, the world looks different every day.

From Salon

But, then again, the Fed didn’t have to mark them to market.

From Barron's