He really does look like an emperor, Fatren thought despite himself.

I could not seem to think of them as human, despite my best efforts to believe in them.

He thinks much like Cadfael despite his youth, about 24 years old.

I think the world is getting worse and more dangerous, despite the onward march of science.

He thinks we are going to kill him, thought Viviane, despite my words.

She couldn't think of anything much, despite her superior mind.

Evidently the President thought the same way, despite the statesmanlike stuff he was saying.

He was thinking of them now, despite his apparent calm.

"I think we see the city, despite the good economic reasons, transforming itself into a place that's not so different from other places," she said.

I think from what I've seen just in the past hour that you have, despite your tender years.