Uses Despite, Definition and 9 Example Sentences

Uses Despite, Definition and 9 Example Sentences

In English, ‘despite‘ connects the name and the sentence and gives opposite meaning.

‘Despite‘ is not used when connecting two sentences. Some verbs are named after “-ing” and can be used as such.

‘Despite’ can be connected to two sentences by adding “the fact that” at the end.

Example Sentences

• Despite her tiredness, Elisa tries to help us
• Despite his height, he cannot play good basketball.
• Despite she works hard, she doesn’t make much money.
• We went out despite the snow.
• Despite applying for hundreds of jobs, he is still unemployed.

• He remained poor, despite he was a hardworking worker.
• Despite many obstacles, he refused to give up.
• Despite state protection, he became a victim of an assassination attempt that killed him.
• We continued to progress despite the obstacles.