anyhow
adverb
any·how
ˈe-nē-ˌhau̇ 
1
a
: in any manner whatever
b
: in a haphazard manner
2
a
: at any rate
b
: in any event
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Examples of anyhow in a Sentence
It's OK if we don't go to the movie. I'm not that interested in seeing it anyhow.
What exactly did she mean by that anyhow?
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As the girls grew used to the dark, each could make out the other’s shape; the darkness anyhow seemed thinner up here at the top of the building.
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Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
House rules Trusting people to work from home—some of the time, anyhow—is a win-win.
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Extra-picky competitive esports types likely would not be gaming on a panel like this, anyhow.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
Beyoncé turned the Dolby Theater into a rodeo— there were already a few cowboy hats in the room anyhow.
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Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
House rules Trusting people to work from home—some of the time, anyhow—is a win-win.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 June 2024
Extra-picky competitive esports types likely would not be gaming on a panel like this, anyhow.
—PCMAG, 20 June 2024
Beyoncé turned the Dolby Theater into a rodeo— there were already a few cowboy hats in the room anyhow.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
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anyhow
adverb
any·how
ˈen-ē-ˌhau̇
1
: in any way, manner, or order
2
: in any case
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