regardless of

preposition

: without taking into account
accepts all regardless of age
also : in spite of
regardless of our mistakes

Examples of regardless of in a Sentence

regardless of what was previously agreed to, we now refuse to sign the contract
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Accompany your children No child, regardless of age, should trick-or-treat alone. Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 The chart shows that Trump actually lost a bit of support from 2020 to September 2024 among voters who opposed this policy, regardless of their race. Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 The remarkably tight race will be historic regardless of the winner. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 The Pelicans killed Denver on the glass, regardless of what lineups Adelman tried. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for regardless of 

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of regardless of was in 1837

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“Regardless of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regardless%20of. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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