Sentence examples for had still from inspiring English sources

"had still" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English
It is typically used to indicate that something was true or ongoing at a specific point in the past and was still true or ongoing at a later point in the past. For example: - "Despite practicing for hours, she had still not mastered the piano piece." (The practice and lack of mastery were both true at a specific point in the past, and the lack of mastery continued to be true at a later point in the past.) - "The team had still not won a game this season." (The lack of wins was true at a specific point in the past, and it remained true at a later point in the past.) Note that "had still" can also be used in questions and negative sentences: - "Had she still not finished her project?" (At a specific point in the past, it was expected that she would have finished her project, but this was not the case.) - "He had still not answered my email." (At a specific point in the past, I was waiting for a response to my email, but I had not received one yet.)