despite

Example Sentences

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Jo said, despite the challenges of living in the camper, the community of Liverpool had been "fantastic".

From BBC

In Baghdad, hundreds of Iraqis, many dressed in black, attempted to storm the compound housing the American embassy on Sunday despite a heavy security deployment.

From Barron's

Yet infant mortality remains high compared to other wealthy nations, despite more than 80 percent of pregnancy-related deaths being preventable.

From Salon

But despite Swift being one the world's blockbuster performers, he told them: "I'm afraid I have no idea who she was."

From BBC

Before trying peptides, he says he had been to his GP and was given physiotherapy sessions, but despite consistently doing the exercises he was told to do, it wasn't getting any better.

From BBC