even though

idiom

used as a stronger way to say "though" or "although"
She stayed with him even though he often mistreated her.
I'm going even though it may rain.

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Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Savannah Readers’ No.1 choice in Savannah since 2023, Perry Lane feels like a hospitality icon in the city even though the 167-key property opened just seven years ago in 2018. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025 The extreme temperatures and the pitches have the regular focus of the European lens, but for many clubs from other continents, even though their time may have been limited to the three group games, there have been moments that have captured what being on the world stage means to them. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 July 2025 After all, the movie about a Gen Z girl in Tehran who wants her voice to be heard and decides to sing in the streets, even though women are not allowed to perform in public, would not be allowed by the censors in his home country. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025 Newsom also criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for not standing up for California, even though the state has sent aid to Johnson’s Louisiana district during wildfires and has sent help to Texas, where deadly floods killed at least 100 people. Lia Russell july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for even though

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“Even though.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20though. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.

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