at any rate

1. In any event, whatever the case may be; also, at least. For example, At any rate, I promise to be there even if I'm a little late, or It may not pay well, but at any rate it's a job. [Early 1600s] Also see in any case.

Example Sentences

Outwardly, at any rate, his confidence in his own ability seems untouched.

From BBC

That, at any rate, is what I would expect from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the aforementioned heroin addict.

From Los Angeles Times

And the board were determined to keep him, or most of them at any rate.

From BBC

And at any rate, Marchand was just a part of something bigger.

From BBC

That’s a defensible aesthetic, or at any rate it has been defended.

From New York Times

Related Words

• anyhow 
• ever 
• once