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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It originally marked the birthday of our first president, George Washington, and is still designated as Washington’s Birthday on the federal and New York Stock Exchange calendars.
From MarketWatch
The company still has $35 million available in its share repurchase program.
From MarketWatch
Yet there are still some signs—such as January price increases for products like clothing, televisions and airfares—that inflation is continuing to weigh on consumers exhausted by price hikes.
Observing it now allows scientists to examine the ejection process while the evidence is still fresh.
From Science Daily
One particular still of Alison Oliver’s Isabella is already making the rounds online, and for good reason.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
