spite

Example Sentences

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Lloyd was interested in spite of himself as Charlie strolled into the crick, following a line.

From Literature

“In spite of all that, we’ve begun to make progress. Look here at our neighborhood.”

From Literature

In spite of all this I need to tell him what happened with Mr. Dannenberg.

From Literature

Storm Claudia left the local community "shell-shocked" at the extent of the damage, in spite of the river flood defences in place.

From BBC

Yet the Alley persists in spite of all this.

From Los Angeles Times