even though
idiom
—used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.
Examples of even though in a Sentence
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Exercise company Peloton Interactive has laid off hundreds of workers to help pay debt that has more than quadrupled to $2.3 billion in just five years even though its pretax earnings before the new borrowing weren’t enough to pay interest.
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Russia was not invited to the commemoration even though the role of the Soviet Red Army in the defeat of Hitler was critical.
—Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024
And even though a ballot measure result may seem clear-cut, the residual web of older laws often still needs to be untangled.
—Bram Sable-Smith | Kff Health News, ABC News, 6 June 2024
Missouri has scheduled the execution of death row inmate Marcellus Williams, even though he was never granted a hearing for an innocence claim that some officials believe could be legitimate.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Travis Kelce won’t judge Harrison Butker, even though kicker referenced Taylor Swift in speech.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
In the illustrations, the pilots are always men – even though women did fly planes in non-combat roles.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
In the end, Neagle’s strategy of finding nice people who also play great tennis prevailed, even though the heat threatened both teams.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The Pac-12 is also part of the settlement, with all 12 sharing responsibility even though Washington State and Oregon State will be the only league members left by this fall after the other 10 schools leave.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 7 June 2024
Russia was not invited to the commemoration even though the role of the Soviet Red Army in the defeat of Hitler was critical.
—Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024
And even though a ballot measure result may seem clear-cut, the residual web of older laws often still needs to be untangled.
—Bram Sable-Smith | Kff Health News, ABC News, 6 June 2024
Missouri has scheduled the execution of death row inmate Marcellus Williams, even though he was never granted a hearing for an innocence claim that some officials believe could be legitimate.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Travis Kelce won’t judge Harrison Butker, even though kicker referenced Taylor Swift in speech.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024
In the illustrations, the pilots are always men – even though women did fly planes in non-combat roles.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2024
In the end, Neagle’s strategy of finding nice people who also play great tennis prevailed, even though the heat threatened both teams.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
The Pac-12 is also part of the settlement, with all 12 sharing responsibility even though Washington State and Oregon State will be the only league members left by this fall after the other 10 schools leave.
—Ralph D. Russo, Fortune, 24 May 2024
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