toggle menu
menu
vocabulary
1000+ books

although
in a sentence

show 189 more with this conextual meaning
  • When we met, I was a skinny twelve-year-old, and although he was only two years older, he already looked like a man.   (source)
    although = even though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
  • In my mind, Dad was perfect, although he did have what Mom called a little bit of a drinking situation.   (source)
    although = even though
  • Although he sounds sincere, she's not accepting any apologies.   (source)
  • In the brief time that Louie had known Mac, the tail gunner had struck him as a decent, friendly guy, although a bit of a reveler, confident to the point of flippancy.   (source)
    although = but
  • He kept walking toward it, although he didn't know why.   (source)
    although = even though
  • Although the tone of the journal, written in the third person in a stilted, self-consciousness voice, often veers toward melodrama, the available evidence indicates that McCandless did not misrepresent the facts; telling the truth was a credo he took seriously.   (source)
  • I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to the sadness, and I have to wake up and forgive us again.   (source)
    although = but
  • Although I was terrified when I drove out of the parking lot, once I was on the highway, I felt better.   (source)
    although = even though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
  • Although he was exempted from the rules against rudeness, he was aware that this was a rude question.   (source)
    although = even though
  • Although I never had the honor of meeting Samuel W. Westing, for some reason yet unexplained, I was appointed executor of this will found adjacent to the body of the deceased.   (source)
  • I was sweating something fierce, although I was cold.   (source)
  • You seem to be in excellent health, although he said you haven't been sleeping well?   (source)
  • This was far worse than the nothingness had been; while she was nothing there was no need to breathe, but now her lungs were squeezed together so that although she was dying for want of air there was no way for her lungs to expand and contract, to take in the air that she must have to stay alive.   (source)
  • Although the Declaration of Independence states that all men are created equal and the Constitution had been amended after the Civil War to extend the rights and protections of citizenship to African Americans, changing the law of the land did not always change the way people behaved.   (source)
  • He was a man learned in the law, and although he seemed to take his job casually, in reality he kept a firm grip on any proceedings that came before him.   (source)
  • I learned no more, although the subject was discussed endlessly.   (source)
  • Although they had not agreed to kill the missionary or drive away the Christians, they had agreed to do something substantial.   (source)
  • We might get to know each other again, refresh the love we once had--a love that although we were young was by no means childish.   (source)
    although = even though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
  • And they have that same air of confidence, although St. Clair looks unsettled right now.   (source)
    although = but (used to connect contrasting ideas)
  • I have wondered if there be witches in the world—although I cannot believe they come among us now.   (source)
    although = but
  • Although it's undeniably hot, we have to light a fire every other day to burn our vegetable peelings and garbage.   (source)
    although = even though
  • So Charlotte, although she, too, was tired, did what Wilbur wanted.   (source)
  • He confessed that he had murdered his wife, although he knew, and his questioners must have known, that his wife was still alive.   (source)
  • Although it was summer the room was dark.   (source)
  • ...the social body persists although the component cells may change.   (source)
    although = even though (used to connect contrasting ideas)
  • Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones.   (source)
  • Although we need reinforcement, the recruits give us almost more trouble than they are worth.   (source)
    although = even though
  • I have been drunk just twice in my life, and the second time was that afternoon; so everything that happened has a dim, hazy cast over it, although until after eight o'clock the apartment was full of cheerful sun.   (source)
  • You know I loved that girl and wanted to marry her, but although that's all past and gone, I can't help feeling anxious about her all the same.   (source)
  • He was likewise a bitter persecutor; as witness the Quakers, who have remembered him in their histories, and relate an incident of his hard severity towards a woman of their sect, which will last longer, it is to be feared, than any record of his better deeds, although these were many.   (source)
  • Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.   (source)
  • "Tell them what you did," says Momma, although we know.†   (source)
  • In a few days she got the hang of fixing grits, although no matter how hard she stirred, they lumped up some.†   (source)
  • Although the airboat was very fast, the ride across the shallows was like gliding on silk.†   (source)
  • Mr. Weasley was unavailable for comment, although his wife told reporters to clear off or she'd set the family ghoul on them.†   (source)
  • He had plenty of water, although he wasn't sure if it was good and clean or not.†   (source)
  • Although Mama had been a teacher at Great Faith for fourteen years, ever since she had graduated from the Crandon Teacher Training School at nineteen, she was still considered by many of the other teachers as a disrupting maverick.†   (source)
  • Although on the ropes, Father still had friends.†   (source)
  • Although I am on your side in this matter, my colleagues are unconvinced.†   (source)
  • "You'll know soon enough," we heard our mother utter softly, under her breath, as she tossed the magazines aside, although later she would deny that this was true.†   (source)
  • It's no wonder you and my cousin are BFFs now Although at least Chris owns her sluttiness.†   (source)
  • Although I was sorry for the little boy, I also felt vindicated.†   (source)
  • Although the method is simple, it shows how, mathematically, random brute force can overcome precise logic.†   (source)
  • I mean, not dead—although we have had a few officers down—but mostly gone home.†   (source)
  • Although with a smile he did observe: "So it seems …."†   (source)
  • Although I, too, resented Dad for the past, Mamaw's stubbornness didn't make things any easier.†   (source)
  • Although Lale and a select group of prisoners do receive some extra rations for a few days, they soon dry up and Lale is unsure if the Red Cross ever did enter the camp.†   (source)
  • Although she did not show it, he could feel her despair and her anger.†   (source)
  • Although our destination was only a few blocks away, it was a terrible drive.†   (source)
  • Although we expected a few more of you to give up along the way.†   (source)
  • Although I was intimidated, I called "next" because I knew my deadline for going back to the house was quickly approaching.†   (source)
  • Although it looks like we've both been thrust into the limelight.†   (source)
  • Everyone worked quickly, although there was no way of knowing whether they had to hurry or not, no way of knowing how near the war was.†   (source)
  • Not even my mother, although she has this "Mom sense" that knows I understand stuff.†   (source)
  • Although America was officially neutral, many Americans supported the French.†   (source)
  • SHE SAT DOWN then, although there was nothing to sit on.†   (source)
  • Although, I must admit, we are concerned with the request.†   (source)
  • "Hey, I believe you," Tally said, although with Shay, she was never totally sure.†   (source)
  • He held out one hand before him although there was nothing on that salt heath to collide with.†   (source)
  • He smiled throughout my explanation, although it was clear he didn't understand all of it.†   (source)
  • He wore grey, although she could not have described his clothes.†   (source)
  • The idea makes me feel almost giddy, although that might be from fatigue.†   (source)
  • She really didn't say any more other than that, although she kept talking.†   (source)
  • Although he said he was the executor, Violet felt like Mr. Poe was the executioner.†   (source)
  • So although you want to vouch for his character, isn't it fair to say that you don't know what he does when he goes to his neighborhood and you go home to yours?†   (source)
  • "Although you mustn't tell Mum—I told her he was fine."†   (source)
  • And this part"—he pointed at the letter, although everyone else was at the table, several feet away, and he was in his usual spot on the stairs—"this part, where they say, 'render all such materials for our adjudication,' that means you have to turn over all the stuff you bought and they'll decide if they're going to fine you or not" The rest of the family looked at Luke in amazement.†   (source)
  • Cole shouted suddenly, although he wasn't holding the feather.†   (source)
  • "Although I wouldn't say 'just.'†   (source)
  • Finally I waggled my fingers at the rat and mouthed the words "Hi, Cinnamon," although they couldn't hear me on the other side of the glass.†   (source)
  • Although now I don't know.†   (source)
  • Although we had never spoken before, I knew who he was.†   (source)
  • I have chosen Anonymous, although Elaine Stein doesn't know this yet.†   (source)
  • "That's right," Grant said, "although the evidence for pack hunting is all circumstantial.†   (source)
  • I never got to see much, although I did hear lively Polish music.†   (source)
  • Although the light was behind him, I saw the white flash of a smile.†   (source)
  • Sometimes he did, although not as much as I wished he had.†   (source)
  • John nods, although I can tell he wants to say more.†   (source)
  • And although I asked him—"Where'd she hide you?†   (source)
  • Nita was back, sitting with Maya, although she didn't look too good.†   (source)
  • Although Etienne continues to offer objections, Madame Manec walks Marie-Laure to the beach every morning.†   (source)
  • Although their flight appeared to have no pattern, it made a certain kind of sense to the boy.†   (source)
  • Although we hadn't detected the infestations yet, we were fairly confident whatever was going on didn't involve children.†   (source)
  • Although it is about me, it doesn't matter.†   (source)
  • I realized that although I have adopted a new country, I cannot forget China.†   (source)
  • So I was talking, although I don't know about what.†   (source)
  • In a third, he punched the air in exultation as the final curtain fell, although there was no curtain, there was no possibility of a curtain.†   (source)
  • I'm pretty sure there's this sweet smile on his face, although it's so dim you can't be sure.†   (source)
  • Johanssen stared intently at her screen, although it displayed only the audio signal strength.†   (source)
  • And although it was night, it was bright outside.†   (source)
  • And although her heart stopped when she read the word fiancé—when had that happened?†   (source)
  • Rameck asked, although he had a pretty good idea of what Sam would tell him.†   (source)
  • "I understand," he said first, although he didn't.†   (source)
  • Although I loved Eclipse, I never really felt she was mine.†   (source)
  • Although I got along better with Mother, the magical feeling had disappeared.†   (source)
  • For instance, although he can understand his mother tongue, and speak it fluently, he cannot read or write it with even modest proficiency.†   (source)
  • Tita shrugged her shoulders in answer, although she knew perfectly well who had given Gertrudis her rhythm and other qualities.†   (source)
  • No one knows how much she borrowed, although it must have been an enormous sum.†   (source)
  • Bran did his best, although he did not think he ever really fooled her.†   (source)
  • Although the dog was certainly not much of a hunter, he did occasionally track down some small creature.†   (source)
  • Although I guess I do anyway.†   (source)
  • Maybe you can pretend he's your brother, although with your red hair and his big ears, you two don't look alike.†   (source)
  • Although I don't know how much a doctor's opinion is worth in this time."†   (source)
  • Although he listened well and they seldom argued, he was not the type of man to talk like this.†   (source)
  • Although it was Grandma Belle's place to light the candles in her own home, over the years it had become a family tradition to let Aunt Eva do it, compensation for her not having a house or family of her own.†   (source)
  • Steve smiled, and Tommy and I laughed (although I wasn't entirely sure what "telepathy" meant, and I bet Tommy wasn't either).†   (source)
  • Although this attitude wasn't uncommon at the time, NIH guidelines stipulated that all human subject research funded by NIH—as McKusick's was—required both informed consent and approval from a Hopkins review board.†   (source)
  • Everyone gasped although they had known perfectly well it was going to do that because they'd built it that way.†   (source)
  • Still, thinking back on his life in Battle School, it occurred to him that although he bad never sought power, he had always had it.†   (source)
  • "Although, the sweaty version of you isn't so bad, either."†   (source)
  • They'd gone back for a few days, with the idea of getting the place fixed up to sell, although Piper wasn't sure who'd want to buy a run-down cabin with shutters instead of windows and two tiny rooms that smelled like cigars.†   (source)
  • Although, no need really.†   (source)
  • You can see Protestant women have perfect teeth although Halvey's Rose had lovely teeth.†   (source)
  • 'Although to be perfectly frank, I had trouble navigating the world even before the advent of the blindness.†   (source)
  • It wasn't because I was tired, although I was.†   (source)
  • This room is pitch-black, although Alex doesn't slow down at all, just keeps going through the dark.†   (source)
  • Although I wouldn't want to be the one who tries it.†   (source)
  • Our child, Scorpius, was born …. it was the best day of both our lives, although it weakened Astoria considerably.†   (source)
  • And although she smiled, her heart was breaking.†   (source)
  • Although the men come home at different hours, Lourdes waits up to serve each of them dinner.†   (source)
  • Although once, under the table, his knee touched my knee.†   (source)
  • He understands everything, although he hasn't enlightened you.†   (source)
  • Although the term boyfriend didn't seem to fit Noah.†   (source)
  • We took many trips, which he paid for, although spending money made him queasy.†   (source)
  • Although I don't know how I could have thanked him in words.†   (source)
  • Although his ears were keen, he had to strain to hear what was being said.†   (source)
  • Although we had intel that there were some enemy soldiers in the area, there weren't supposed to be any large units.†   (source)
  • Although I was a tiny child, I remember Zaydeh well.†   (source)
  • Although you might well have predicted it.†   (source)
  • Although it might have been more sensible to stay within sight of the ship.†   (source)
  • Although they're beginning to become a problem.†   (source)
  • Although the widow's body recovered, her mind was never the same.†   (source)
  • I still had my rifle, although my strobe light had gone.†   (source)
  • Although I checked it once already, I check the wrapping again.†   (source)
  • Although Dr. Mudd had shown Booth the route they must take, Booth and Herold got lost.†   (source)
  • She looked the same, although her hair might have been shorter.†   (source)
  • "I love you," he wrote, "although you have gone far astray."†   (source)
  • Fairy tales, too, although only the major ones.†   (source)
  • 'Although your report was a little long—"she paused to let that sink in—"it was quite a good one.†   (source)
  • I ask, although I know it is futile.†   (source)
  • And although she she said, "Is that you?"†   (source)
  • Although the August day was hot, the old lady's hands were cold as ice.†   (source)
  • I exclaimed, although it was news to me.†   (source)
  • Although it was not yet dusk, the A&W was already awash in neon lights.†   (source)
  • The house is sparsely furnished, and although there is evidence of a woman's touch, there is a lack of warmth and vigor.†   (source)
  • Although he has a long wispy mustache that doesn't do much for his face.†   (source)
  • Although I cannot tell all of their stories, a few need to be mentioned.†   (source)
  • I root for her, and I feel like that must help because someone pops on a Wagner CD, although I don't know that the rousing "Ride of the Valkyries" is what I had in mind.†   (source)
  • And it also seems to me, although this is probably an idle fantasy, that the statue is growing more sharply etched, as if, instead of weathering itself into a porous mass, it is hardening on the hillside with each snowfall, perfecting itself.†   (source)
  • Although we were both 10 years old, I cut a shorter shadow.†   (source)
  • I felt it was richly deserved, although I wasn't sure why.†   (source)
  • Although it sounds very tempting.†   (source)
  • And although their car was small and dusty, it was Italian and looked expensive, too.†   (source)
  • Kris stammered, although her sister was already staring in horror at the scene.†   (source)
  • How you forced her to go with you although you knew that she couldn't swim.†   (source)
  • Although it wasn't cold, they both shivered.†   (source)
  • Although they're mostly extinct.†   (source)
  • And although we continued our habit of meeting for cocoa in the evening, the sessions tended to be brief and unfriendly.†   (source)
  • I have no such gratitude for my cancer, although I'm certainly grateful for having advance notice of my death.†   (source)
  • Although it was evening it was not completely dark.†   (source)
  • Although he knew that she was not really.†   (source)
  • Although, of course, it is yet to be defined.†   (source)
  • And it's not with Xander, although I do love him.†   (source)
  • Although he did split his pants up the back.†   (source)
  • Sure, I tell him, although I'm not sure what his interest in her might be.†   (source)
  • Although I had no interest in being the tragic figure.†   (source)
  • Although she had never seen him before, she recognized him immediately.†   (source)
  • They continued walking, although now, the silence had an edge to it.†   (source)
  • I cannot even begin to tell myself, although I've seen them.†   (source)
  • Although I was only 8, my decision seemed perfectly natural.†   (source)
  • "I suppose," I say, "although it doesn't sound quite right."†   (source)
  • "Although you may love a subnormal dog," she continued, "other people must not be inconvenienced by it."†   (source)
  • His mind, too, was failing him, he felt—although one could not be sure of such a thing.†   (source)
  • Although "knew" was perhaps an exaggeration.†   (source)
  • Everybody loved Dodo, although the swelling size of her family was the talk of the neighborhood.†   (source)
  • She felt herself touched by guilt from time to time, although she was unsure what precisely was making her guilty.†   (source)
  • Yes, me …. although back then my name was Morihashi Ichiro.†   (source)
  • Although she volunteered, served on various committees, or stuck her oar in countless organizations, she'd never worked outside the home.†   (source)
  • He offers it to me, although I'm not to accept tokens from strange men either.†   (source)
  • She didn't shake him, although she had the power.†   (source)
  • "Maybe," Dan said, although he highly doubted it.†   (source)
  • His voice seemed sad, although he was trying to be cheerful.†   (source)
  • "It was perfunctory," he'd remember, "although I liked the Mass itself and still do.†   (source)
  • Not even Berger had a copy, although they had talked about the subject.†   (source)
  • Even I knew this, although it was not until many years later that I realized how bad things actually were.†   (source)
  • Although to tell the truth, I envied him, too.†   (source)
  • There was a long pause, although you could tell somebody had answered.†   (source)
  • Her face wears an open expression, but the skin has a tough, weathered look, like long-used rainwear, and although the features are not exactly symmetrical, there is something reassuring about them that seems to come from an innate fondness for people.†   (source)
  • Although, frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting.†   (source)
▲ show less (of above)