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Then again   /ðɛn əgˈɛn/   Listen
Then again

adverb
1.
(contrastive) from another point of view.  Synonyms: but then, on the other hand.  "Then again, she might not go"






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"Then again" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Then again," replied Edward, "as these are united under common laws and customs, so there are intermediate members in our chemical world which will combine ...
— The German Classics of The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Vol. II • Editor-in-Chief: Kuno Francke

... Potter took Sandy's advice, and the two started at sunset, the blackfellow leading. They travelled for some hours, and then again camped—this time without a fire. Sandy remained till daylight, and during a further conversation boasted that he had enough gold in nuggets to allow him to have "a fine time in Sydney or Melbourne," where he meant to make his ...
— Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories - 1904 • Louis Becke

... through which we retire is swept continually with fire. I climb up to the ridge. Now nothing further matters. Only not to fall alive in the hands of those over there! To die! I stumble over a ridge in the field. A few moments of unconsciousness. Then again the tacktack-tacktack of the machine guns. God, our Lord, Thou art our refuge forever and aye! I pray Thee, I pray Thee, let me die an honest soldier's death. And not suffer long. Now, dear Lord, please; now! If only my fellows don't ...
— Current History, A Monthly Magazine - The European War, March 1915 • New York Times

... firmness; then, according as their strength carried them against those in possession of the ground, they venture to advance themselves; and by renewing the shout they encourage the whole body to move on; then again making a new effort, they force their way up and surmount the disadvantage of the ground. They were on the point of gaining the summit of the eminence, when the enemy turned their backs, and the pursued and pursuers with precipitate speed rushed into the camp almost in a body. In this consternation ...
— The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 • Titus Livius

... the blue of glaciers and the tenderest mouth in the world. She glanced at me. A floppy picturesque Paris student, lounging springlike in the Place Vendome, is worth a fair lady's glance of curiosity. I raised my cap. She glanced at me again, haughtily; then again, puzzled; then stopped. ...
— The Beloved Vagabond • William J. Locke


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