Sentence examples for almost despite from inspiring English sources

People paid attention almost despite themselves.

It is almost despite the NHS.

Anna Karenina is tragic almost despite Tolstoy.

But when she painted she sang, almost despite herself.

Almost despite himself, Richardson proved an incisive and companionable guide.

But almost despite itself, "It's My Party" is touching.

Almost despite himself, there is something people-pleasing about Buscemi.

Mr. Rauschenberg had, almost despite himself, become an institution.

Almost despite themselves, they are sucked into the narrative.

Almost despite himself, he would occasionally address me as "sir".

We need to find a way to evaluate those decisions almost despite their outcomes.