nevertheless
in spite of what has just been said
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,357 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,540 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- in spite of what has just been said
nevertheless in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He went out, nevertheless, and remained until dinner-time.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Nevertheless he did go up to Farmer Brown's dooryard to make sure.
The Adventures of Prickly Porky · Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess · Chapter 1
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Nevertheless, my mother was not even open to reasonable argument on the matter.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Though not comparable to the view on the nearer side, the prospect was nevertheless exceedingly beautiful.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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Nevertheless, they worked as surely from the decks of these unstable craft as from the solid earth itself.
The Riverman · Stewart Edward White · Chapter 1