Both Uses
notwithstanding
in
Year of Wonders
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- Anyone who had placed a deposit on work from Mr. Viccars would want whatever of that work he had accomplished, and notwithstanding Mr. Mompellion's injunction, I had no right to withhold it from them.†
Chpt 3 *
- Yesterday, I have filed in my mind as a good day, notwithstanding it was filled with mortal illness and the grieving of the recently bereft.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(notwithstanding) used to show that something remains true even though something else seems to go against itMost commonly, you can substitute "in spite of" for notwithstanding. But see the first exemplary sample sentences for other common word substitutions.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)