Despite her determination to keep away from him, she couldn't stop from taking his hands in hers.
However, despite her determination, thoughts of the investigation kept intruding.
Despite her outer determination, she is very upset on the inside.
Then, despite his determination, he sank down beside the priest.
Despite their determination, they could not take the risk of finding out.
In the end, she had dozed despite her determination to wait for him.
Despite his determination to keep his eyes open, they slowly closed.
Despite his determination, Drizzt felt increasingly heavy on the air.
Despite his determination, some of the things he told me were not so.
Drake, despite his determination to think positive, felt a tension he could not ignore.