ADVERB
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
I don't know what happened to it; anyway, it's gone
in any event, the government faced a serious protest
I think they're asleep; anyhow, they're quiet
anyway, there is another factor to consider
Anyhow, he is dead now
but at any rate he got a knighthood for it
I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle -
making an additional point; anyway
she couldn't shelter behind him all the time and in any case he wasn't always with her
I don't want to go to a restaurant; besides, we can't afford it
How To Use in any case In A Sentence
- There was a good deal of "enmeshing" there, too, as the majority Black population served as an endless supply of cheap labour for the white elite, and was too populous in any case to be banished holus-bolus to the bantustans. Archive 2008-05-01
- Democratic individuals, who in any case are likely to have similar beliefs and opinions because they are similarly situated, easily fall under the hegemonic sway of public opinion.
- And in any case, there will be plenty of memories gained and stories to embellish after another extravaganza of Celtic solidarity.
- ~~~~~~~~~French Vocabulary~~~~~~~~ en tout cas = in any case; façon de parler = so to speak; à peu près = almost, more or less; le français (m) = French; l'anglais (m) = English; le bât (m) = packsaddle Faux amis - French Word-A-Day
- Probably he felt an attempt to demonstrate the scale of Flaubert's achievement would be otiose and would, in any case, take up too much space in a short essay devoted to another topic.
- In any case, Pang et al. may have unknowingly found an unstated risk for hospital birth of having a mildly premature baby.
- In any case I'd already known that the moment had come, I'd felt it inside me. THE EXECUTION
- It's a good idea in any case to have a selection of slow, medium and fast film on hand at all times.
- This is good for their profit margins but not healthy brain function - and in any case it can be unlearnt. Times, Sunday Times
- The appointment should (the conditional is de rigeur) be announced in the coming days, in any case no later than 29 June. Rumour Watch: DiNoia To Succeed Ranjith As CDW Secretary?
