How to Use even as in a Sentence
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That part of the plan has not changed even as EV sales growth has dampened in the US market.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
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But the problem is growing even as leaders try to solve it.
—USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
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In my front yard, the brown leaves of witch hazel hang on even as the buds are preparing to open into blooms.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
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These Bruins aren’t even as talented as the Bruins who played in the Sweet 16 in each of the last two years.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Why have Sarah and Anders cut her out of their lives even as their sons remain friends?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
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The crisis spiraled, even as France killed more and more fighters.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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The agency has said that staffing levels are at a 25-year low even as the number of U.S. retirees grows.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
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And even as an adult, MacLaine is still very much a big sister to her little brother.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
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The third category only gets out to four light-years, which isn’t even as far as the closest star to the sun.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025
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The idea enjoyed a resurgence with a series of books and films in the late 1990s even as it was dismissed as junk science.
—Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2023
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But your friendship might also shift in a more durable way, even as their kid(s) gets older.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
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And even as a true freshman, Fleming averaged 1.86 kills per set, third on the team.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
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But even as the weather calmed in the second half, Brock Purdy and the 49ers offense failed to build momentum.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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That's even as prices have retreated to pre-war levels.
—Bob Henderson, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
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But even as the country relaxes just a bit, it's been quite a week in politics.
—ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
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The agency has dragged its feet on the issue, even as seats have moved closer together.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
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The thoroughfare is much in need of TLC, even as it is beloved, in its own way, by longtime residents.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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That message has stuck even as the Fed penciled in three rate cuts next year — causing the markets to start popping the champagne.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
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As June draws to a close, yields on junk bonds are on pace to hold roughly steady in the second quarter even as Treasury debt has sold off.
—Matt Grossman, WSJ, 20 June 2023
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There are so many people that just do not understand satire, even as a concept.
—Juan Barquin, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
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But even as some call for a new election – which would be Israel’s sixth in just four years – many are not prepared to ditch Netanyahu.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024
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Asher treats him as an old friend, even as Dougie seems mostly dismissive of him.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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With nine council members, a couple or even as many as four no votes would not tank Woodfin’s budget.
—Joseph D. Bryant | Jbryant@al.com, al, 27 June 2023
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In 2023, demand started to slide even as more planes and pilots started to come online.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024
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Yelich said that even as the player with the highest active batting average off the 35-year-old in all of baseball.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
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But the exclusion amounts haven’t changed since they were created in 1997, even as home values have soared.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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But even as fire crews were working to get those under control, a number of new blazes have begun.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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So, yeah, much is at stake for Week 18, even as Philadelphia is locked into the second seed.
—Mike Sando, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: Defensively, Carr can jump high enough to protect the rim even as a wing, which brings a versatility that most teams in the country lack.
—Everett Cook, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Such as: David rejects attacking King Saul, even as he’s being hunted down for his rising popularity among the people.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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