English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "But" in Example Sentences
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47261	Nobody but John has heard of it.	CK
310249	She did nothing but look around.	CK
304279	She eats nothing but vegetables.	CK
316691	She fell ill, but got well soon.	CM
1155802	Sorry, but I am unable to do so.	alexmarcelo
307659	They had no choice but to leave.	CK
56540	This suit is anything but cheap.	CK
2878249	Tom has no choice but to remain.	CK
2240442	But that's impossible, professor.	Hybrid
3105336	Don't trust anybody but yourself.	Zaghawa
2642212	Everyone seems to be busy but me.	CK
293811	He does nothing but play all day.	CK
292755	He has all but finished the work.	CK
1466752	He has money, but he's not happy.	CK
293618	He is not a doctor but a teacher.	CK
294495	He is not a singer, but an actor.	CM
295349	He is not a teacher but a doctor.	CK
297980	He is not my father but my uncle.	CK
302183	He is nothing but a minor artist.	CK
466913	He thinks of nothing but himself.	Swift
495457	He's English, but lives in India.	adjusting
321769	I am thinking of nothing but you.	CK
403376	I can't do anything but obey him.	CK
257488	I don't smoke now, but I used to.	CK
436625	I have a coat, but I have no hat.	lukaszpp
71735	I looked around, but saw nothing.	CK
3330165	I started to say yes, but didn't.	CK
534627	I understand, but I cannot agree.	blay_paul
2695090	I was sad, but Tom cheered me up.	Shishir
2152740	I'll forgive, but I won't forget.	jgauthier
3055706	I'm not Jewish, but my father is.	CK
1450189	It was very cold, but I went out.	CK
53230	Jim is not a lawyer but a doctor.	CM
237706	Nobody but you can make me happy.	CK
270865	Nothing was to be seen but water.	Zifre
264997	Pardon me, but that is my racket.	CK
2943052	She did nothing all day but read.	AlanF_US
2943054	She did nothing but read all day.	AlanF_US
313057	She is not a nurse, but a doctor.	Eldad
312371	She is not only gentle but brave.	CM
316710	She is poor, but she looks happy.	CK
960719	She was poor, but she was honest.	Guybrush88
49007	The painting is all but finished.	CK
58922	This watch is not mine but yours.	CK
2540808	Tom is asleep, but Mary is awake.	CK
240876	We protested, but it was in vain.	CK
3287081	You deserve nothing but the best.	CK
326644	A bat is not a bird, but a mammal.	CM
534036	But I don't think it's at all odd.	blay_paul
295796	He is anything but a good student.	CK