All 9 Uses of
although
in
Turtles All the Way Down
- I scrolled down farther to a list of symptoms, none of which I had, except for the excessive abdominal noises, although I knew from previous searches that the Cleveland Clinic had reported the case of one person who'd died of C. diff after presenting at the hospital with only abdominal pain and fever.†
p. 5.1although = even though; or but (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- I nodded, although I didn't know who that was.†
p. 37.7
- Although only the river separated us, it was a ten-minute, winding drive back to my house because there's only one bridge in my neighborhood.†
p. 40.2
- I think this is good-bye, my friends, although, then again: No one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again.†
p. 59.7
- And although he'd gotten around all the lawsuits by settling them, the criminal investigation wouldn't go away.†
p. 62.2
- Pickett himself hadn't yet been charged, although an editorial in the paper from three days before his disappearance criticized the authorities: "The Indianapolis Star Has Enough Evidence to Indict Russell Pickett; Why Don't the Authorities?"†
p. 63.1
- And in general, quite charming, and very sexually open and comfortable, although we didn't do it or anything.†
p. 114.5 *
- Turns out I had over thirty messages—not just from Daisy and Davis, although they had written, but also from Mychal and other friends, and even some teachers.†
p. 236.8
- "Thank you," he whispered, although I wasn't sure I'd done him any favors.†
p. 275.1
Definition:
even though; or but
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. At the start of a sentence, other synonyms could include words and phrases such as however, yet, all the same, on the other hand, still, even so, and nonetheless.)
(Used to connect contrasting ideas. At the start of a sentence, other synonyms could include words and phrases such as however, yet, all the same, on the other hand, still, even so, and nonetheless.)