despited; despiting
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Examples of despite in a Sentence
Preposition
Many children are shy around strangers, of course, but Jacob's reticence is different. He suffers from a rare childhood disorder … that renders him so anxious in the company of others that he cannot, despite all his efforts, utter a single word.
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd et al., People, 18 Feb. 2008
That's exactly what researchers at Texas A & M University have done with Smart Little Lena, a stallion (despite the name) famed for its cow herding skills.
—Henry Nicholls, New Scientist, 1-7 Apr. 2006
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
we went to the party despite the bad weather outside
Noun
pointedly ignored his false friend out of despite
sheer despite was the sole reason for her hurtful comments
Kathy Ehrich Dowd et al., People, 18 Feb. 2008
That's exactly what researchers at Texas A & M University have done with Smart Little Lena, a stallion (despite the name) famed for its cow herding skills.
—Henry Nicholls, New Scientist, 1-7 Apr. 2006
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
we went to the party despite the bad weather outside
Noun
pointedly ignored his false friend out of despite
sheer despite was the sole reason for her hurtful comments
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Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
Douglas Yu, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Bucks 127, Kings 106: Khris Middleton had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe scored 24 and Milwaukee beat host Sacramento despite an off night for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
—SFChronicle.com, 10 Jan. 2020
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Preposition
And despite her plans being waylayed, time is on her side.
—Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2020
And despite the gameplay and unpredictability down the stretch, that is kind of what happened.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2020
Noun
Despite the fact that the age of female winners has been steadily increasing in the last despite, the average female Oscar winner is 39 years old, according to a Sky News 2023 report—almost a decade younger than the average male winner at 47.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2023
Westbrook recently scored a triple-double despite shooting 7-for-27 from the floor.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
Verb
Fletcher acknowledged the brand’s impressive growth, despited being stocked in only a few hundred stores, and envisions a strong future ahead.
—Douglas Yu, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Bucks 127, Kings 106: Khris Middleton had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe scored 24 and Milwaukee beat host Sacramento despite an off night for Giannis Antetokounmpo.
—SFChronicle.com, 10 Jan. 2020
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“Despite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/despite. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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despite
1 of 2 noun
de·spite
di-ˈspīt 
despite
2 of 2 preposition
: in spite of
ran despite an injury
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