even as

idiom

: at the same time as
They are finishing the job even as we speak.

Examples of even as in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last month California’s unemployment rate edged down to 5.2%, from 5.3% in April, even as the U.S. jobless figure went up a notch in May to 4%. Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 Indeed, even as admissions at the likes of Harvard, Princeton, Yale and the rest have been put under the electron microscope, no one in his or her right mind is proposing reducing admissions at those schools to a single score on a single test. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024 Gantz’s departure raised fears that the prime minister will rely more heavily on his most extreme partners in the still raging Gaza conflict, even as a second war threatens to erupt with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 21 June 2024 Reluctantly tasked with investigating an apparent case of demonic possession that has ensnared a young woman (Chloe Bailey) in the clutches of a relentless demon, Arlington struggles to confront the beast, even as Miller searches for appropriate reference points to anchor his character. Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for even as 

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“Even as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20as. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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