despite
Example Sentences
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Ozzy, known affectionately - despite the title - as The Prince of Darkness, died on 22 July last year, less than three weeks after the band's farewell Back to the Beginning gig at Villa Park.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Fear of such momentum downturns are a reason so many are afraid to invest in momentum funds, despite the long-term profits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The pause comes despite pressure from a weakening rupiah, which has fallen roughly 7% this year, and tensions in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even under the worst kind of duress, they don’t want to flee their homes, their belongings, certainly not their families, despite the threatening burps of Vesuvius.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
With all my heart, despite what she had told me, I wished I was on the sled racing for Nome.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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