How tou use Despite, Using Despite in English, Example Sentences with Despite
Using Despite
In this lesson, we will examine “despite” usage and examples. 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. The Despite grammatical structure is as follows:
Use at the beginning of the sentence
- (Despite) + (Noun) + (,) + (Sentence)
For example:
- Despite the difficulties, they helped us. > We helped them despite the difficulties.
Use in the sentence
- (Sentence) + (Despite) + (Noun)
For example:
- They helped us despite the difficulties.
Note: If ‘Despite’ is used at the beginning of the sentence, the name and the clause are separated from each other by a comma. ‘Despite’ is always brought before the name.
Despite the fact that use
Despite the fact that connects the sentence with the sentence, not the sentence with the name. So it is used as ‘although‘. Its use and added meaning is the same. In other words, it adds opposite meaning to the sentence it comes before.
Use at the beginning of the sentence
- (Despite the fact that) + (Sentence) + (,) + (Sentence).
For example:
- Despite the fact that Jesica helps to the poor, she isn’t rich
Use in the sentence
- (Sentence) + (Despite the fact that) + (Sentence)
For example:
- Jesica helps to the poor despite the fact that she isn’t rich
Note: Putting “of” after despite is a very common mistake. Here are Common Grammar Mistakes in English
Examples
- Tomas still loves him despite he was abandoned by his lover.
- Despite they had been training for hours, they lost the football game.
- Despite all opposition, two more nuclear power stations were built.
- Despite the pain in his foot, he completed the race incredibly.
- 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.
- I love him despite his mistakes.
- 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.
- Despite it is a sunny day, the weather is cold.
- The young men said they would do this despite all the difficulties.
- Despite his mistakes, everyone respected him.
- Despite the many tragedies he has experienced in life, he remains the purity of his heart.
- Tom started to rest, despite
- Despite being one of the most beautiful girls in the school, Mary had no boyfriend.
- She still managed to love, despite her setbacks.
- Despite his fortune, he is not satisfied.
- All doctors say that I should not drink tea, but despite this, I will still continue to drink tea well afterwards.
- Despite staying so long abroad, he has not forgotten our culture and traditions. I can see his capacity. Despite the size of the body, his physical skills are very good.
