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 In the depths of the global pandemic, Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, remained upbeat, even as arch-rival Apple took the crown as the world’s most valuable company. Hans-Paul Buerkner, Fortune, 29 May 2024 Peabody managed to get the coal plant built even as investors abandoned dozens of similar projects, scared off by skyrocketing construction costs and the likelihood that climate pollution eventually would be regulated. Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 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 1 Jun. 2024.

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