How to Use anyway in a Sentence

anyway

adverb
  • The road got worse, but they kept going anyway.
  • He's far from perfect, but she loves him anyway.
  • I didn't expect her to say “yes,” but I asked her anyway.
  • It makes no difference what we say. She's going to do what she wants anyway.
  • A lot of it was on the page anyway.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • And none of this is true anyway.
    — Lisa Depaulo, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Or read this and then see it anyway.
    — Blythe Marks, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
  • What was this side yard for anyway?
    — Literary Hub, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Who cares about the state line anyway?
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Tyler got his new cleats anyway.
    — New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Do it anyway, and then do it some more.
    — Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Who gets to say how long an inch is anyway?
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Most shoots feel like that anyway.
    — H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The job might not even be open anyway.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Roy couldn’t help but love her anyway.
    — Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The news will make its way to them anyway.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That wouldn’t be his style anyway.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • That guy has a lot on his mind, anyway.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Well, none to speak of, anyway.
    — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Well, from neck to toe, anyway.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Much more than her shifty son, anyway.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But anyway, this had been agreed for some time.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That’s how the fever starts, anyway.
    — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Its shares dropped sharply anyway.
    — Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That’s where my head’s at, anyway.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Oh, well, what’s this about anyway?
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hasn’t steered me wrong, anyway.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a healthy thing to do from time to time, anyway.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Iran’s oil isn’t about to go boom (on its own, anyway).
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
  • They’ve been paid the vast bulk of their salary for the year anyway.
    — Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2024

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