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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Both figures are still records 32 years later.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
He points out that India's domestic industry is still tiny, with just one plant for processing agave hearts, which belongs to Nazareth's Agave India.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“Many fans still think of Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo’s team. Our models think that’s outdated. This may be the deepest and most complete Portugal squad we’ve seen.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
And the most crazily hopeful of all lives are lived, still, here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Finally, just before dawn, when the sky is still dark, someone calls for the prisoners to make their way to the main building.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing still
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