All 18 Uses
nevertheless
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Tunnel In the Sky
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- Nevertheless, while watching this mob being herded like brutes into a slaughterhouse, Rod felt that the old canard was true even though its mathematics was faulty.†
Chpt 1 *nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- He did not care to hear school-book figures on how the Australian Desert had been made to blossom like the rose ...and nevertheless haa been converted into a slum with more people in it than all of North America.†
Chpt 1
- Nevertheless the warm symbolism had its effect; Rod felt himself calming down.†
Chpt 2
- Nevertheless, they both have a strong feeling of guilt about you and—†
Chpt 2
- The branches interfered and it was darker under the trees than it had been out in the open; nevertheless he could see, prowling around the tree, the denizen that had favored him with attention.†
Chpt 3
- Nevertheless the silence was a great relief.†
Chpt 3
- Nevertheless he felt happy that the long night was gone.†
Chpt 3
- Nevertheless he had had a fine night's sleep and his spirits could not be daunted in the presence of the tantalizing aroma drifting in.†
Chpt 6
- She insisted that she was not hurt; nevertheless her side was sore the following morning and Bob Baxter expressed the opinion that she had cracked a rib.†
Chpt 8
- More individualistic than cats, nevertheless we have learned to cooperate more efficiently than ants or bees or termites.†
Chpt 8
- Nevertheless there was a lump in his middle and a deep sense of personal failure.†
Chpt 8
- Nevertheless well, I don't know how much politicking you've seen, Rod.†
Chpt 8
- Cowper put it on grounds impossible to refuse, nevertheless ...."What about Kilroy?"†
Chpt 10
- He considered her deplorably spoiled; nevertheless he contributed more than his share of spoiling.†
Chpt 14
- Nevertheless our great grandchildren will eat white bread, Art.†
Chpt 14
- Rod had enjoyed such stories but did not apply them to himself any more than he considered personally the sword play of The Three Musketeers; nevertheless, he knew what "boxing" meant— they folded their hands and struck certain restricted blows with fists.†
Chpt 14
- Used all his life to Ramsbotham anomalies, Rod nevertheless found those concerned with time confusing— planet-hopping via the gates did not seem odd.†
Chpt 16
- Nevertheless, until you are of age I must do what I can; I hardly think I want you to live away from home while at college.†
Chpt 16
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)