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although (used to introduce a phrase that reduces or modifies the effect of what preceded it)

She is just a person, albeit a very powerful person.

albeit = although

The problem is correctable, albeit with some pain.

albeit = although

Perhaps only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the living room for a while?"
Franz Kafka -- Metamorphosis

albeit = although (used to introduce a phrase that reduces the effect of what preceded it)

IN ROME the grass grows even in January and crops come in, albeit slowly, in December and February.
Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War
We looked at each other and hope stirred, albeit cautiously, making us cheerful.
Kamala Markandaya -- Nectar in a Sieve
And, Prince of Wales, so dare we venture thee, Albeit considerations infinite Do make against it.
William Shakespeare -- Henry IV, Part 1
They went timidly enough, albeit unhappily.
Farley Mowat -- Never Cry Wolf
Albeit with stipulations for verification of their safe delivery to Sierra Leone, no doubt.
Alexs Pate -- Amistad
" "Bates," I say, because this is another detail I didn't know, albeit insignificant.
Kathryn Stockett -- The Help
Slumped in his wheelchair, the dying director was still breathing, albeit barely, sucking in sputtering gasps.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
So I can see the jarring scene, albeit in gray. scale: Margo Roth Spiegelman sits in a black leather office chair, hunched over a school desk, writing.
John Green -- Paper Towns
Harris argued, albeit gently, that parents are wrong to think they contribute so mightily to their child's personality.
Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
But with it, I'd taken a stand against my mother, albeit small, for the first time in as long as I could remember.
Sarah Dessen -- The Truth About Forever
Would I truly become a goddess—albeit a baby factory goddess—should I actually find my way to the Celestial Kingdom?
Ellen Hopkins -- Burned
It conked out later and had to be written off as a failure, albeit a noble one.
Roger Zelazny -- My Name is Legion
As David looked on, Connor was doing a funny, albeit cruel, impersonation of Cynthia applauding Nolan's efforts on the fiddle.
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
As the summer wore on, my dad continued to improve, albeit slowly.
Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John
More importantly, I would become an artificer in my own right, albeit a fledgling one.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
For hours, the only sounds were of pages turning as all escaped into a different world, albeit in proximity to one another.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Wedding
KATE'S head comes up on this, and KELLER stares hard; ANNIE'S tone is cheerful enough, albeit level as gunfire.
William Gibson -- The Miracle Worker

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