How to Use in spite of in a Sentence

in spite of

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  • That sense of belonging has never been about the finances, but in spite of them.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This is in spite of companies being highly aware of the risk facing them.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 July 2026
  • But that’s all happened in spite of the politicians, certainly not because of them.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The Bible is widely read and loved in spite of the fact that most people don’t speak any of the languages in which it was originally written.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • New York City is one of the best places in the world to travel solo—not in spite of its nonstop energy, but because of it.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On day one, he was recognised multiple times by fans, in spite of being an almost unknown quantity barely a week before.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • He was still named a freshman All-American, in spite of the difficult circumstances.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That was even in spite of harsh weather conditions of the extreme heat and poor air quality in the city, with the latter triggering two hydration breaks per half.
    — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • The traveling party, which included his mother, Yris, gathered on the field for photos afterward in spite of rain.
    — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This was a World Cup where fans, and at times players and teams, participated in spite of their objections to how things were being run, not because of them.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Historians, preservationists, and activists are finding ways to work their own ideas and stories back into public space, in spite of the obstacles.
    — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The premise is that the children of iconic Disney movie characters all live in the same world, with the spawn of villains having to make their own way in spite of their families' misdeeds.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026
  • The report’s authors said shoppers are committed to BTS spending in spite of financial pressures.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • The courts have broadly allowed construction to continue in spite of the lawsuit and one judge’s finding that the project required approval from Congress and was unlawful from the beginning.
    — Simon Ducroquet, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • As the primary host of an undertaking with neighbors Canada and Mexico, the United States put on a show in spite of its complications.
    — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The Riemann hypothesis has been an open problem for nearly 170 years, in spite of a $1-million prize announced in 2000 for anyone who can solve it.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Likewise, and in spite of their extraordinary abilities, each of these men is also wrestling with their individual limitations in the face of such institutional depravity.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Shares of American Express have jumped 8% over the past three months as its credit card business remained robust in spite of geopolitical uncertainties, largely due to its focus on affluent customers.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Yet 167 years after German mathematician Bernhard Riemann made this guess, and in spite of a million-dollar bounty, mathematicians still have no idea how to prove it.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The run-up in stock prices owes primarily to a banner year for corporate earnings, which has been fueled by a resilient economy and many shoppers willing to spend in spite of elevated prices, some analysts told ABC News.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • In criticism, everything counts, including the obvious, and Nolan’s film positively invites the comparison, dressing itself—in spite of its deference to current mass-market sensibilities—in the dignity of a classic.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That’s given Betancourt tremendous sway in Venezuelan oil circles, the people said, in spite of years of investigations in Europe, the US and Venezuela over allegations of corruption, money laundering and tax fraud.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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