then again

Idioms

Also, but then. On the other hand, an opposite possibility. For example, I think it'll arrive tomorrow; then again, it may not, or We think you'll like this restaurant, but then again, not everyone does, or The play was a bit dull, but then she's a great actress.

Example Sentences

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Regrets, he had a few, but then again, not too few to escape mention.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sometimes he’d start walking up and back, then again he might start shuffling around in a little circle.

From Literature

Bailey has been the decisive voter on the Monetary Policy Committee over recent meetings, switching his vote to back a cut in December, and then again to secure a hold in February.

From The Wall Street Journal

It isn’t exactly to my taste, but then again ’70s Presley isn’t really, either.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, then again, “By Design” is all about the little details — and, more specifically, how much those details matter versus how much we obsess over them.

From Salon

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