having said that
idiom
: despite what one just said
Their work has been fairly good. Having said that, I still think there's a lot of room for improvement.
Examples of having said that in a Sentence
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And so far, users — who were already primed from the pre-streaming era to expect ads with their content — have not turned away from streaming because of ads, signaling that users are adjusting to this new norm, with all the major streamers having said that ads have not affected user subscriptions.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
But having said that, this is not a criminal trial.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
But having said that, this has to be a public-private partnership.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
Now, having said that, but the US military does have a tendency to create programs that then a contractor comes in, makes a decent paycheck out of that program, and then starts selling it elsewhere in the military.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
But having said that…exams have made this a priority.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
But having said that, Senator Lankford’s doing a good job.
—ABC News, 24 Dec. 2023
But having said that, still to this day, the women adored Michael.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023
However, having said that, this Administration has rattled and provoked and escalated the rhetoric from Day One.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2024
But having said that, this is not a criminal trial.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
But having said that, this has to be a public-private partnership.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2024
Now, having said that, but the US military does have a tendency to create programs that then a contractor comes in, makes a decent paycheck out of that program, and then starts selling it elsewhere in the military.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
But having said that…exams have made this a priority.
—Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 29 Dec. 2023
But having said that, Senator Lankford’s doing a good job.
—ABC News, 24 Dec. 2023
But having said that, still to this day, the women adored Michael.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 14 Nov. 2023
However, having said that, this Administration has rattled and provoked and escalated the rhetoric from Day One.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
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“Having said that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/having%20said%20that. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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