How to Use even so in a Sentence

even so

adverb
  • I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it.
  • There's not even so much as a muffler clamp to deal with.
    Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • And because this fake mom isn’t even so far off with these thoughts.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Nov. 2023
  • He's had some rust to get rid off, but even so Bertuzzi brings grit and a nose for being around the net.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This wasn’t the market’s first scandal, not even so far this year.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • In rehearsals, John wants to raise the key, and even so, there are some sections that maybe sound too low.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • But even so, a field-leading three wins is quite a statement.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
  • But even so, the Ricketts now are very close to controlling three of the four sides around Wrigley Field.
    Steven F. Shundich, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2021
  • But even so, PinkPantheress seems like a glitch in the Matrix.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2021
  • But even so, the incident forced her to close for three weeks to clean up and wait for new equipment.
    oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2022
  • But even so, last night's death was a true shocker that has fans reeling.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There's not a lot that's being taught in schools but even so less being taught at home about it.
    The Indianapolis Star, 20 June 2022
  • But even so, for many people, phones felt like freedom — and like the future.
    refinery29.com, 28 July 2021
  • There is no place to buy even so much as a bottle of water in most stations.
    Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
  • No one lawyered up, furrowed an eyebrow, raised a voice, or even so much as bit a lip.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • But even so, too much bickering on the road is a bad sign, van lifers say.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 25 Sep. 2021
  • But even so, a tabloid reporter bribed a nurse to say that Audrey had only three months to live.
    Town & Country, 28 June 2023
  • But even so, there’s little the agency can do ahead of an ice storm, Hamilton said.
    oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But even so, a look under the hood shows plenty of reasons to be concerned.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But even so, what the Sooners did on the ground was pretty impressive.
    Ryan Aber, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2020
  • But even so, those who live there have lingering fears.
    London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2021
  • But, even so, the details are still striking, one year later.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Brady’s been gone for a long time, but even so, his return to the bosom is triggering.
    BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • But even so, only one of their players has been through what Dallas is about to go through.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2021
  • Jane Petrie said the dress was made in a rush in one week without even so much as a fitting in a 2019 interview.
    Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But even so, John encouraged Suni to go ahead and compete.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2021
  • And even so, cases surged in Japan, with hospitals bursting at the seams.
    Fabio Belloni, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • But even so, parents writing to Globe Santa for the first time struggle with it.
    Ellen Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
  • There have been plenty of whiffs too, but even so, the 29-year-old third baseman should receive some Rookie of the Year votes.
    Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • When asked to talk about her husband's wings even so many years later, Christine Young just couldn’t do it.
    Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021

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