still
Usage
What are other ways to say still?
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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Dogstar still plays like the sturdy power trio it became in the era of Nirvana and Silverchair.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Then, in a social media post, he disputed the news reports, saying the talks with Iran were still going on and that Netanyahu had agreed to stop military action in Lebanon.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Gloria Terranova, a 59-year-old coffee plantation worker, said she held out hope that Cepeda might still win the presidency despite finishing second in the first round.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The Pentagon still hasn’t released the list of appointments to two-star admiral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
He’s wearing his same navy bandana and still has his black hair in neat braids.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing still
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