Sentence examples for goes, despite from inspiring English sources

Anything five or under goes, despite the spirit of the place breathing down my neck.

"The story at U.P.S. is steady as she goes, despite some choppy waters in the freight market," said Keith Schoonmaker, an analyst at Morningstar.

In his movies he makes fun of himself, a stereotypical middleman who is accepted wherever he goes despite his grotesque personality.

For the national economy, the latest batch of reports suggests "it is sort of steady as she goes despite this financial market hoo-ha," said Bill Cheney, chief economist at John Hancock Financial Services.

But if pocket money is only for good behaviour or in return for chores done, some of the pleasure and fun goes, despite the useful lessons learned about working for what you get.

It isn't one I'm proud of nor that I've admitted in public before, but here goes: despite being rather proud of my working-class background in a chip-on-the-shoulder kind of way, I secretly wish I had studied at Oxbridge.

The participants unanimously decided to keep going despite the backlash.

The suffragettes kept going, despite the opposition and immediate consequences.

Ms. Casey decided not to go, despite Ms. Winfrey's support for the idea.

The spirit of amiable settlement was gone, despite what Judge Purificacion's calculator had said.

Once the setup is established, the characters have nowhere to go, despite the actors' commanding efforts.