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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I think she realized that you can keep playing it safe, and life can still end up completely upside down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
That suggests they may still be alive, or were alive for some period beyond their reported absences.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
It is a cold and blustery spring morning but there are still plenty of walkers heading out with their dogs.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The analogy is shrinking a 4K image to the size of a postage stamp — except the picture is still 4K.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
“Am I still there? Is this a dream? Am I dead?”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
