still
Usage
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Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. Nevertheless implies a concession that should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.
Example Sentences
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A refrigerator and a small television - both bought by Dipu on instalments - stand out, quiet markers of a future he was still trying to build.
From BBC
"But now the world is awash with oil and it's not clear that the same calculations still apply."
From BBC
But other sources in Whitehall said the Treasury could still be tasked to come up with ways of finding the money.
From BBC
But despite plans for large-scale infrastructure and grand ambitions for innovation, experts say the country still has a long way to go before it can rival the United States and China.
From Barron's
They still had no idea how terrible it could be to spend hours of every day with their ex.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
