BUT in a Sentence
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417 example sentences for BUT, such as:
1. Read not books alone, but men.
2. I'll try, but don't you be afeard.
3. An animal has senses but no reason.
4. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
5. I feel exhausted, but also triumphant.
2. I'll try, but don't you be afeard.
3. An animal has senses but no reason.
4. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
5. I feel exhausted, but also triumphant.
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Meanings and Examples of BUT
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but
ad. and nothing more
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 It took two hands to do it, but it did turn.
2 If I live I may be a hunchback, but I shan't live.
3 Five and Seven said nothing, but looked at Two.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
Context Highlight In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
4 No, but he wishes he'd never been born.
5 She was not used to any one's tempers but her own.
6 I'm going to Dickon, but I'll come back.
7 He didn't know he was doing it but he did.
8 It's Magic," said Mary, "but not black.
9 Mary looked hard too, but she said nothing.
10 She resurrected nothing but the cat.
11 She thrust it away again, but with less animosity.
12 The girl glanced at the words, but made no sign.
13 She listened intently, but there was no answer.
14 She had no companions but silence and loneliness.
15 I'll try, but don't you be afeard.
Example Sentence: (207 in 14 pages)
1 I agree, but I can't answer for my colleagues.
2 All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience.
3 All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
4 Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.
5 Read not books alone, but men.
6 I live all alone but I never feel lonely.
7 We got there early but Mike had already left.
8 I feel exhausted, but also triumphant.
9 She is not only a novelist but also a poet.
10 He not only studies hard but also works well.
11 I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
12 Nothing is certain but death and taxes.
13 An animal has senses but no reason.
14 God never shuts one door but he opens another.
15 We sought long and hard but found no answer.