The road got worse, but they kept going anyway.
I didn't expect her to say “yes,” but I asked her anyway.
It makes no difference what we say. She's going to do what she wants anyway.
He's far from perfect, but she loves him anyway.
Recent Examples on the WebEnd of carousel Even if the funding interruption had lasted into Saturday or Sunday, the effects would probably have been muted: Many federal workers at unfunded agencies would be off for the weekend, anyway.—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024 And no one wants to touch those germy air nozzles, which only provide a hissing draft of dry air anyway.—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024 As California hills are greening up with spring rains (well, most years, anyway), grocery stores and farmers markets are starting to have glorious new greenery, too.—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024 There’s a new crop of talent fighting for the title anyway.—Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 The potential harms from AI chatbots aren’t as visible in the public eye — yet, anyway.—Wes Davis, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2024 At the same time, Racine County prosecutors began receiving reports of area residents who did not agree to sign the petitions finding their names on the documents anyway.—Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024 In literature, anyway, the lyrical suggests a wave of praise and celebration, whereas the satirical indicates particles of jeering condemnation.—Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 But Kimmel shamed him into doing it anyway, and the exceedingly buff and hairless Cena crab-walked sideways across the stage, his privates seemingly covered only by a large envelope.—USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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