How To Use Still In A Sentence

Sceptics stung by that debacle may still be wary. Times, Sunday Times
He watched them disappear from his view, his father still waddling along with that bloody basket.
I'm still in contact with her - we write a couple of times a year.
However, we still rely entirely on the generosity of the public for funding.
He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.

Although he has mellowed a little since then, he is still a long way from being easy listening. Times, Sunday Times
My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
You submit to subterfuge, you replace your ordinary parents by a little less ordinary, but still quite ordinary folks, Katrien and the commissaris. Just a Corpse at Twilight
I'm still feeling a bit cranially sprained, mind you, but the cat seems perfectly happy to be spending a snow day on the couch with me, watching S3 of Mission: Impossible. The Snowpocalypse Continues
A lot of people already have two alcohol-free days a week but still drink more than is safe. The Sun
Certain animations are still a bit hitchy, especially involving Mayer's car, but there's still time to resolve those before release. AdventureGamers.com
The only people she would be able to talk to in English would be Ovidiu, and marginally to Rica with the broken language he was still trying to learn.
In July, the project came to a standstill for nine days when workers stopped to oppose the use of non-union contract labour on the site.
I still date chicks who are lucky to own a bedframe. 15 Annoying Things Most Girlfriends Do (That You Have to Put Up With) | Manolith
I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
Tåkern is quite a large lake and in olden times it must have been larger still. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
‘Behind the scenes there are still a number of points that deserve attention,’ the unidentified official said, according to the semi-official Central News Agency.
The study predicted that, by 2022, the country would still require $7.2 billion in foreign aid a year—and that assumes an upsurge of so-far inexistent mining-industry revenue and no dramatic deterioration of security. Afghanistan Seeks Enduring Support
And when Elliot Spitzer got caught fooling w/a prostie, he resigned on the spot … saaaaaaaaaaaay … WHY is Vitter still in office? Think Progress » Vitter receives standing ovation at Southern Republican Leadership Conference.
He can still credit marvels, the little miracles and epiphanies that rise out of our daily lives.
With people still applauding, he jumped off the stage and made his way straight towards me. Times, Sunday Times
The relationships between hagfishes, lampreys, and jawed vertebrates are one of the still-unresolved problems in craniate phylogeny.
Still, it's nowhere near what he would command on the free-agent market.
‘The best place to make mercerized fabrics is still Italy, but they are very expensive,’ says Kwok.
The Etihad chief has taken charge of just two friendlies and still does not have all his squad together. The Sun
Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
Making a flip book involves using the corner of a sketch pad to illustrate individual still frames of cartoon movement.
The field is still popularly associated more with tents than texts: stones, bones, and potsherds.
The elf cast a jaundiced eye over the blackened mountain, which was still oozing lava.
He looked up, anger and frustration still showing plainly on his expressive face.
We believe that this directly relates to reality programming that has been instilled in our race since its conception.
Recruit rich white republicunts (carpetbaggers) to swoop in and scoop-up "devalued" (seized from still-exiled owners) properties and change the entire complexion (race, income, politics, everyfuckingthing) of the ENTIRE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. Your Right Hand Thief
The UN at the moment is still trying to maintain the charade of neutrality.
Packed with the same computing power as some laptops, wearables are still too expensive for average consumers.
It still perplexes Kross that he survived while the firefighter on the other side of Josephine, Sergeant Bacco, did not. Humble 9/11 hero relives tale of the twin towers for tourists
Though the population is still fragile, today as many as 1,000 birds overwinter in the state.
He still describes himself as a communist, and still calls for a revolution.
Meanwhile, doctors have identified still more reactions to stress that can increase our risk of cardiovascular disease. Times, Sunday Times
On a tree that is virtually bare, one can often see a solitary leaf still fluttering on a top twig. Times, Sunday Times
Firefighters said a man had taken off a valve before realising gas was still leaking out. The Sun
Because there were still plenty of crayfish in the becks and streams, and they are the first to go if there is pollution.
I think it frustrates adults when they cannot instill their ideas into teens.
But emotional ferment still seething from his betrayed boyhood keeps his body churning with unruly symptoms. Times, Sunday Times
But they may still serve a basis for some generalisation when the issue of ‘partnership’ is brought into question.
We may still be able to save Las Vegas, as it is encysted by libertarian Nevada... but San Francisco, I fear, is already seething with the RED VIRUS, which has spread to it's outer "Bay Area" provinces, such as Mountain View and other Silicon Valley cities. Obama's Commie Mama
That still eludes much of the antipoverty lobby. Times, Sunday Times
Still Life with Action Figure," a particularly realist exercise, actually occurs in suburbia, where an artist son visits his artist father, who has resumed painting despite suffering from parkinsonism. Ccfinlay: You Make My Heart Sing
He's still asleep, I suppose, though he often wakes me with his morning declamations. A PLAGUE OF ANGELS
He was still very young, especially by Drow standards, but his smile had given way to an expression of restraint, and his little arms and legs had grown long and thick.
The black and white images suggested a lunar surface with bright elevated land masses, grooved by sloping drainage channels and seemingly surrounded by dark, still pools of oily liquid.
Church of Constantinople was still strong, as is shown by the great work of S. Theodore of the S.udium, famous as a hymn-writer, a liturgiologist, and a defender of the faith. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003
The establishment of administrative accountability system in our country soon, And accountability is still in the consubstantial Accountability stage.
For shade, the ramada, a classic freestanding, open-air structure, is still a common feature in desert gardens.
A solid snake of people still wound back along the north shore of the loch.
Matters went on pretty well with us until my master was seized with a severe fit of illness, in consequence of which his literary scheme was completely defeated, and his condition in life materially injured; of course, the glad tones of encouragement which I had been accustomed to hear were changed into expressions of condolence, and sometimes assurances of unabated friendship; but then it must be remembered that I, the handsomest blue coat, was _still in good condition_, and it will perhaps appear, that if I were not my master's The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 262, July 7, 1827
There is still an off chance that the weather will improve.
I was telling him about last night and he described me as sounding languid and louche, and consequently correctly guessed that I was still in bed.
More impressive still is his quicksilver dexterity in following the ever-changing contours of Sibelius' form.
If forced to eject from their aircraft, they are taught to lie still once they land. Times, Sunday Times
He accepts it and, lo and behold, is still an ID proponent. Behe, Common Descent, & UD
his voice was gruff but there was still a hint of anxiousness in his tone.
The iron hooks that prisoners were chained to are still visible on the walls.
Jug-eared and barrel-chested, he still looks the part of the fighter.
Distilled in the old Irish tradition this pure pot still single malt whiskey uses only the most natural Irish ingredients of barley and fresh spring water.
anisotropy," has been seen from the Northern Hemisphere by previous experiments, she says, but its source is still a mystery. Space News From SpaceDaily.Com
She was leaning against the wall, staring out over the still snowy landscape.
Fifteen would pay Moroni and save him and Charlie from jail, but fifteen would still leave him and Hank on the breadline. FINAL RESORT
Are the forces of fallacy still out there, waiting to reassume their hold? Times, Sunday Times
Some newspapers still refuse to print certain swear words.
Animals are humanized, that is, the kinship between animal and human life is still keenly felt, and this reminds us of those early animistic interpretations of nature which subsequently led to doctrines of metempsychosis. The Art of the Story-Teller
I instead made use of the Cluebat and asked Mike for an insight check, which revealed that the Crane's claw was still over the pool and that Vorian (Mike's monk) was within walking distance of the crane's controls. Critical Hits
Their risk of dying in childbirth is doubled and of having stillborn babies trebled, and other physical, sexual, and relationship problems are common.
Radical is still reviewing whether to offer a second printing based on incoming reorders. FVZA: Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency #1 sells out | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
The car is still in its early days yet it has already given glimpses of its potential.
The two elves approached the last goblin, still stuck to the ground, from both sides.
At a time when they were still singing soupy Victorian hymns in churches, this choir performed relatively modem music.
The world may get to have a reformed international financial system but the dollar will still be at its core. Times, Sunday Times
There are still substantial savings out of the machinery of government. The Sun
Call me a moon-eyed dreamer: I still believe the work of the serious writer will be recognized for what it is, whether it takes place examples chosen only for clarity and expediency in Ambergris, or 351 West 52 St New York City Apt # D RIGHT NOW, dammit. Evil Monkey on Fantasy
What wouldn't burn still remained: bare walls muffled with incongruous tapestries, flooring tamped over with carpets.
The political system has moved on to the automobile bailouts and the fiscal stimulus, but the original problem of trust in the financial system has still not been fixed.
Worse still, every paper lists him as a definite starter in Sunday's game.
Even the sight of a gibbet, if it assured him that one robber was safely disposed of by justice, never failed to remind him how many remained still unhanged. Rob Roy
At twenty thousand meters, with the pods still traveling at a high velocity, parachutes billowed out from the same boxes that had contained the glider wings.
You can think that you ate a whole loaf and the entire thing is still there.
Still, the same rule can be applied in a household garden when planting herbaceous plants and smaller shrubs.
Staff are still collating signatures to find out exactly how many people took part.
Roughly two hours after they begin, Ralph, Begoña, and thirteen others are still dicing carrots into tiny cubes. The Sorcerer’s Apprentices
_ When a scirrhus affects any gland of no great extent or sensibility, it is, after a long period of time, liable to suppurate without inducing fever, like the indolent tumors of the conglobate or lymphatic glands above mentioned; whence collections of matter are often found after death both in men and other animals; as in the liver of swine, which have been fed with the grounds of fermented mixtures in the distilleries. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life
You died near ninety, still unbelieving, unconfessed, and unreceived.
Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.
Police are still trying to establish the cause of the accident.
His head's still swimming so he holds on tight to her waist so he doesn't fall.
Mom still treats us like children.
The detached house is still the dream. Times, Sunday Times
If you still hanker for the cutting edge of gaming then ferret yourself away in a study with one of these beasts. Times, Sunday Times
Though there is ever-present sadness the poet still wishes to "whip in kitchen cups concupiscent curds. Kazim Ali: From East Jerusalem to Ramallah
Still, the crêpe was even oilier - thick, flabby and barely hot, with the flavour of an onion-soaked flannel. Times, Sunday Times
It still wants half an hour till midnight.
We were still playing at war — dropping leaflets instead of bombs.
If one can speak of a vocal Achilles heel, then Miss Roocroft's is still her cloudy diction.
At this point, the proposal is still at an embryonic stage, he said.
This is particularly true of the film's climax, which somehow manages to demolish several cop cars, and find Ellen clutching a parasail and jumping through flaming hoops in water skis, yet still be completely unfunny.
Certain batik designs, like the parangrusak motif, are still considered sacred as they were specially designed for sultans, their consorts and crown princes.
It still whispered about, prowling in the back of his consciousness, murmuring darkly even though his body was slack with well-satisfied relief. Captured by Moonlight
But red tape is still keeping him sidelined. The Sun
The story is not available online, and since it is still under copywrite by Asimov's estate, it won't be appearing online anytime soon. The flame next time
The buildings are long gone, but some foundations are still there, as well as the nearby mill stream and part of a dam and sluiceway.
He carefully draped it over Ramirez, and soon the warmth from the luxuriant fur stilled his chattering teeth and banished the damp.
Russia may still prefer to stay neutral in the bloody conflict with Iraq.
But the matron still expected me to work and I was forced to hop around the wards tending to my patients.
I could still detect the faint smell of bleach.
Among an ever-improving crop of pivotmen, Duncan is still the most dependable and fundamentally sound.
The first hand-held phones, affectionately known as "bricks", were still big and bulky, only made voice calls, and cost more than $4000.
His critics like to joke that at 67, he still wears lifts in his shoes.
Still there was no snow, but there was frost glittering on the ground.
Could it be -- and the sudden thought stung him to the quick -- that she was deliberately and consciously degrading herself to what she knew was a lower plane of thought and life, that the bond of their older companionship might still remain unsevered? Phantom Wires A Novel
I'm still unsure about this one; it could turn out really cool, or an absolute disaster ... my main motivation is that i don't wanna spend money on a haircut. decisions, decisions purchase any of the following: Kindle, iPod Touch, or MacBook Archive 2009-02-01
Ten days of frenzied reporting had not been stilled by increasingly angry Downing Street statements.
Delvile, by which her own goodness proved the source of her defamation: and though something still hung upon her mind that destroyed that firm confidence she had hitherto felt in the friendship of Mr Monckton, she held it utterly unjust to condemn him without proof, which she was not more unable to procure, than to satisfy herself with any reason why so perfidiously he should calumniate her. Cecilia
But Italy's problems are still a salutary warning. Times, Sunday Times
Hold still a minute while I pin your dress up.
Still in shorts and trainers, I climb the ladder and open the hatch. Times, Sunday Times
The perception of the fishermen was that the fish were still there to be caught.
The hot-cross buns are still iced by hand in the bakery, and the produce comes primarily from local growers in season.
Could they make the playoffs with this defense or is the team still a year or two away?
The full moon instilling some notion of romanticism in the minds of the stupid humans.
For one thing, it is still "AAU" (All About Us) as if what happens in the US economy in a globalized world is somehow separate and disconnected to what happens to people "out there. Danny Schechter: The Economic Debate Has Yet to Target Key Issues
Best of all, when you buy a cell phone from us and transfer your number, you will still qualify for all of our great rebates and discounts.
While such drinks as the Sour Appletini have been getting lots of press lately, it seems the tried and true classics still lead the pack in popularity, at least according to the latest survey of bar managers and bartenders.
And if you still get midday shine, mattify it by dabbing on a weightless powder that won't leave skin caked.
Owing to the loss of the church records for some years after 1698, Mr. Burleigh is unable to trace when this James Cook left Ednam to “better himself,” but he would take with him a “testificate of church membership” which might possibly, but not probably, still exist. The Life of Captain James Cook
It's still very much inanimate objects and a television screen and jolly old books and things like that.
Nature notes Autumn colours are now becoming more noticeable, though large swathes of the countryside are still quite green. Times, Sunday Times
Still, on watching the movie a good couple of decades since I last read the book, as much as I found it enjoyable enough, I couldn’t help but start to think through just what Lewis is saying here, in allegorical terms, just how it all turns on the idea that, by the rules of Deep Magic, Edmund must die. Thoughts on Narnia
In the Windhoek area, the generally calm weather of the past few days has been accompanied by clear, still nights.
She was still my sworn enemy who was trying to tear me down in whatever way possible.
I still believe that speedway solos are the most exciting form of motorsport to watch, and incredibly difficult.
As a holder of the Combat Infantrymans Badge, it and my Parachute badge are still on my old field jacket, as is the 173 Abn Bde patch on the right shoulder. Why Life is Now More Complicated
English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
Normally, even in icy winter, the furnace in constant use gave warmth enough, supplemented by an electric convector heater in the gallery, but by the time help arrived for Baxter I had wrapped him in my jacket and everything else handy, and he was still growing cold to the touch. Shattered
Still, he thinks the terrible puns served a purpose. Times, Sunday Times
I was still attached to it. Times, Sunday Times
The surprise is learning that even when a school's moderation process is proved faulty under the NCEA, students can still retain their inflated marks.
The publicity would still be there and people would still be writing about us. Times, Sunday Times
Even the chief civil authority of the town was deterred from sallying forth by a remembrance of a predecessor in the provostship who had been buried in a stable mixen all but his head, to the detriment of his clothes and the still greater and more lasting hurt to his dignity. Patsy
The revival rocket is still climbing and Wasps have now won their first four games for the first time in over a decade. Times, Sunday Times
The mayor is still a folk hero in Chicago's black community.
It's still early in the morning; the air is cool and exhilarating, and the low sun softens the landscape and transfigures the dour colours of the hills.
Despite advances in headphone design, the fact is you are still listening to glorified stereo, where the sounds appear to thump uncomfortably inside your head.
The biggest surprise still awaited us. Times, Sunday Times
I'm just still in a daze, wandering round the town centre at lunch, like some half-cut junkie, drunk on death.
The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
The wild subspecies that gave up their DNA for these tests still exist, though barely.
In ways often too subtle to be conscious but sometimes overt, I believe, blacks remain devalued in American schools, where, for example, a recent national survey shows that through high school they are still more than twice as likely as white children to receive corporal punishment, be suspended from school, or be labeled mentally retarded. Race and the Schooling of Black Americans
On the return flight, we still could not have our reserved seats. Times, Sunday Times
Although the zebra long since retired to that savannah in the sky, and his owner herself is more than 30 years gone, the eccentric Winmill might be gratified to know that her phaetons and surreys, curricles and landaulets still command attention.
These ideas are still used today, though in a slightly modified form.
Indeed, Mr Kenyatta confessed that a number of his allies had asked him not to attend the harambee "because their people were still in IDP camps. AllAfrica News: Latest
The Kremlin is still insisting on a diplomatic solution to the crisis.
Almost half a century later their privileged lifestyle and their aura of being an exclusive caste still attracted comment.
The road towards qualification still seems like it is going to be another long and tortuous one. The Sun
I am not for the word becoming part of the common, everyday vernacular, but it still is.
We still went ahead getting the property ready for the season, training seasonal staff and volunteers.
Bibi's here to raise funds period and why Obama wasted time on him again send a strong signal that AIPAC still runs this issue. Emanuel: Settlement issue should not block Mideast peace
This case for a belief module is far from unassailable, and indeed every one of these prongs is still vigorously disputed, but the whole picture is compelling.
So, I'm still bussing the girls back to their schools in Barnes - can you believe it?
I'm still labelled a hypochondriac, a lier, someone who's making things up. BlogHer - Comments
The only time I have done them is for older teenagers with congenitally missing back teeth (with the baby tooth still there at that age) whose only cosmetic option is the porcelain fused to metal crown (those run around $800 or more each) and usually necessitates a pulpal treatment as well due to the small tooth size, and these crowns having a questionable prognosis in baby teeth. White Crowns For Baby Teeth
If theyre taking money from ACORN, then why is Blackwater, and other thieving, lying companies funded by my tax dollars still receiving monies from the government. ACORN files lawsuit over loss of federal funding
It was wonderful returning home that evening to find a packet of fruit pastilles waiting for me after I had eaten my dinner.
The sound of crickets chirruping filled the still air.
The gowns were grand and formal, but still utterly feminine.
I do think one of the downfalls of diet drugs and appetite suppressants is that they still don't teach you how to eat.
Even with a load of electronic gadgetry, you still need some musical ability to write a successful song.
Beyond these two, there are still a number of smaller mutual building societies, but it is unlikely they will demutualise.
Summer had faded into fall, but even as September wore on Paris still baked under a strange late heat wave that showed no sign of letting up.
Recently renovated, the surfside inn still has its nautical-cool whitewashed facade, and its 36 guest rooms are equipped with patios and views of the Roqueta Channel. 10
The odds are, shall we say, somewhat large, and the car was still there by the end of the evening.
On either side of the white marble fireplace were swan-necked gas lamps that still worked. Times, Sunday Times
The circulating nurse instills tetracaine hydrochloride drops to decrease the burning sensation of the diluted povidone-iodine solution.
Even if you get to a hospital for antivenom, three out of four people will still die. The Sun
Except for two telecasts by Ed Murrow on his `See It Now "series, back in 1954. I still wonder how those two got through. LASTING TREASURES
Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
There are still flowers to be seen on the grass verges of country roads. Times, Sunday Times
Now this doesn't mean you can't still enjoy summertime cookouts.
Ancelotti will be anxious that the 23-year-old Brazil international, who will be cup-tied in the Champions League, is joining a club who can still realistically retain the Premier League title. Chelsea set to seal £21.5m deal for Benfica defender David Luiz
And still major leaguers blew it last season, triggering a more stringent form of testing by exceeding the five-percent threshold of positive results.
If you cannot obtain these you can still make my first dish using cubes of salmon or firm white fish instead.
Hibs, even in defeat, will still believe they are capable of retaining their second position in the table.
She understands full well that even when some men are given every option to embrace the role of Mr. Mom, they may still need a push.
In order to prevent this happening, most recipes suggest ‘washing’ the sides of the pan with a wet pastry brush to brush down any undissolved sugar; easier still is to put a lid on the pan and let steam do the trick.
Viceroy's voice was still a monotonous drone, and I wanted to slap him just to see that he could still talk and/or yell with emotion.
Besides can reduce the body sensitive the pressure with movability area, TEMPUR mattess and pillow still have sanitarian effect.
There is much in the words and thoughts of the Romantic poets that is excessive or impractical, but their beliefs and the passion with which they pursued them still serve as an example.
At around $1,195 it sounds expensive, until you realize your grandchildren will still be using it long after you've turned into dust and are part of the backstop at your local range.
Police are still trying to establish the identity of the dead man.
However, in order to make something that constitutes a filling, edible meal, some creativity is still needed.
My father is long dead and his death set me free, so it bothers me that he and his problem can still affect my adult life.

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