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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Even spotting a grizzly in the wild is still relatively unusual in the lower 48 states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
"You should never get penalised for that kind of thing and you still do."
From BBC • May 8, 2026
However, prices are still down since the start of the week when Brent traded around $108 a barrel and WTI stood at close to $100 a barrel.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
But CCRCs offer an alternative, since you can move in when you’re still active and remain living there as you get older and come to need living assistance or develop problems with mobility or cognition.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
In bed, I pull the covers up to my neck and curl into a ball, but those damn butterflies won’t stay still.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing still
Lessons 2–4
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