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Contemporary Examples

Whose fault was it anyways that truck three got stuck in the ravine?
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian Elliot Ackerman March 4, 2014

But, anyways, I tend to believe people too readily reach for the Hitler comparison.
Ron Rosenbaum on Hitler, Hollywood, and Quantifying Evil William O’Connor July 25, 2014

anyways, she and I are not allowed the same right under the state constitution as any other citizen.
You Can Forget My Taxes Melissa Etheridge November 5, 2008

anyways, just some thoughts from someone who blogs as a full time job.
A Brief Meditation on Blogging Justin Green May 20, 2013

End of life discussions are never easy to have, and who is really betting against themselves, anyways?
How To Avoid Brain Death Purgatory Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Robert M. Lober, MD, PhD January 30, 2014

Historical Examples

Well, anyways, I cleaned off the desk and rubbed the cream off my nose and hands and set down to write that letter.
Believe You Me! Nina Wilcox Putnam

anyways, I’ve bought a fam’ly ticket and laid in a stock of fancy groceries.
Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford

For instance: if there is a hell—and I’m not anyways convinced that there is—I don’t believe—but what’s the use of cataloguing it?
The Quickening Francis Lynde

You never had much opinion o’ menfolks, anyways, Lizzie Ann.
Country Neighbors Alice Brown

anyways, he heard Job had a hoss to sell, and come to look at him.
Mrs. Tree’s Will Laura E. Richards

adverb
(US & Canadian) a nonstandard word for anyway
adv.

see anyway.