How to Use despite in a Sentence

despite

preposition

• Despite the thriving trade in manuscripts that occurred throughout the Greek and Roman empires, many plays, poems, and philosophical musings by writers such as Aeschylus, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Sophocles have been lost.
  — Physics Today, June 2005
• That's despite the fact that the S&P 500 has climbed more than 6% in June.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 18 June 2019
• Side with the hosts despite the odd home/road splits for both clubs.
  — Esten McLaren, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 4 Dec. 2019
• The owners of the parcels in this sale have not, despite many efforts by the town to work with them to pay.
  — Bill Leukhardt, Courant Community, 13 July 2018
• The whole day has gone off nicely, despite the rocky start.
  — Amy S. Rosenberg, Philly.com, 11 July 2018
• Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.
  — Charli Cooksey, Teen Vogue, 10 July 2018
• That mark was 14th-best in the league despite Ball only playing in 52 games.
  — Andrew Lopez, nola.com, 16 June 2019
• But despite the layoff, the Bearcats weren’t at all sluggish to start.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, Cincinnati.com, 2 Jan. 2020
• That's despite the fact that this watch will only be able to tell me the time and date, and nothing more.
  — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 17 Mar. 2020
• So, what if a fire does break out in your kitchen despite your best efforts?
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 14 July 2018
• There were a few bright spots for Aberdeen despite the tough night.
  — Randy McRoberts, The Aegis, 27 June 2018
• How are the ski areas able to open so much more terrain despite the lack of snow?
  — Taylor Sienkiewicz, The Know, 15 Nov. 2019
• But despite the hurdles, the radio host still triumphed in the end.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2018
• The banks are in good shape despite the turmoil, their leaders said.
  — David Benoit, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2020
• But despite Anand entering the match in a relaxed frame of mind, Carlsen was just too strong.
  — Ashish Magotra, Quartz India, 11 Dec. 2019
• Casse figures to have her ready to win despite the layoff.
  — Mike Battaglia, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2017
• But the door was locked and the building was dark despite being late Monday morning.
  — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• Through it all, and despite our best efforts, we’ve been called a fraud, a scam, and a cover for some kind of secret plot.
  — Hannah Wallace, WIRED, 24 July 2019
• The odds of that were not great, despite the Bearcats’ schedule softening up over the final month.
  — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• And despite all the media coverage and criticism, many were not even aware of the changes.
  — Laurel Demkovich, Washington Post, 3 July 2019
• The map notes that despite the increase in traffic, the death rate remained unchanged.
  — Betsy Mason, National Geographic, 29 May 2018
• That’s a decent amount of performance despite the lack of an 8-core CPU.
  — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 13 Nov. 2019
• But despite appearances, all is not well in Port Aransas.
  — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2020
• But even when the date changes, people often stay the same—despite their best intentions.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 1 Jan. 2019
• And despite current trends in American life, how can there be such a thing as too much thought?
  — Sarah Mupo, STAT, 25 June 2018
• But despite these many projects, there are more roadblocks than just logging on.
  — Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018
• The Chiefs did not sack him and failed to hit him, which is unacceptable despite the results.
  — Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 24 Dec. 2017
• But despite the laughs, the girl's family didn’t think the viral video was funny.
  — Veronica Hilbring, Essence.com, 10 Apr. 2018
• And despite having their hands full with three little ones, the pair continues to make time for date night.
  — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2018
• So despite the weight, their many uses make those extra grams worth it.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 9 May 2024