even so

Idioms and Phrases

Nevertheless, still, that being the case. For example, That may be true, but even so we will investigate further , or She claimed it contained no garlic, but even so I could taste it . [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

But even so, Nima didn’t start climbing seriously until he was 16 years old.

From NewsForKids.net

England have stressed that there is a continuity in defensive philosophy, but, even so, a changing cast of coaches won’t have helped bed it in.

From BBC

Mr Hadush’s officers have removed the fuses from some of the weapons they have found, but even so he says extreme heat or accidental fire could detonate them.

From BBC

She told the BBC that she felt angry at her famous grandfather as a child because she associated his songs with seeing her mother in pain, even so many years after his death.

From BBC

But even so, the portrayal of Pioneertown as a backwater strip of desert nobody had heard of seemed a little far-fetched.

From Los Angeles Times

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