in any case

Definitions

1. Whatever be the case.
   idiomatic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, any, case.

Equivalents

Examples

“Who knows how many more inches of snow⟳ will fall⟳ tonight, but in any case, we can expect⟳ to be doing a lot of shoveling tomorrow.”

“Later Martin said, "If we ever have⟳ another baby girl, I'm going to give⟳ her a simple name⟳ like⟳ Mary Jane." When we did have⟳ another daughter, we called her Bernice Albertine, after her two grandmothers. Not quite Mary Jane, but at least named for members of the family. In any case, she is known as Bunny,”

“The Information Department is outhoused but there are operational reasons for this and it would, in any case, be physically impossible to house the staff of the Department in the main building.”

“Because of the juristic difficulties associated with the Donation of Constantine, the question⟳ of whether the papacy had in any case prescribed its jurisdiction in the patrimony had become⟳ a common topic amongst jurists […]”

“Their most popular product, an assortment of ales, is packaged such that there are always at least two bottles of India pale ale in any case.”

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