English example sentences with "but"

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I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
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I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.
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I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.
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After that, I left, but then I realized that I forgot my backpack at their house.
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I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution.
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But the possibility seems unlikely.
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Life is hard, but I am harder.
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Nothing is beautiful but the truth.
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I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
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Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
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Poor is not the one who has too little, but the one who wants too much.
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Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.
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But the universe is infinite.
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We don't see things as they are, but as we are.
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My friends always say I'm too calm, but my family always says I'm too annoying.
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The key question is not what can I gain but what do I have to lose.
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Nowadays we want our children to make their own decisions, but we expect those decisions to please us.
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Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.
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I accept, but only under one condition.
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Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.
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If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
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A schedule is an identity card for time, but, if you don't have a schedule, the time isn't there.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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I was planning on going to the beach today, but then it started to rain.
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My friends say I'm a prolific writer, but I haven't written anything for months.
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A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
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Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.
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But you've never told me about this!
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It's just five in the morning, but nevertheless it is light out.
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A child is not a vessel for filling, but a fire to light.
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It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem.
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I have French nationality but Vietnamese origins.
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The day before yesterday you impressed everyone, but I already knew you.
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I knew it was plastic but it tasted like wood.
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As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.
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Try as you might, but you cannot force a belief onto someone else, much less your own self.
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The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
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You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
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The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
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I think it is good that books still exist, but they do make me sleepy.
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Speech is silver, but silence is golden.
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It was raining when we left, but by the time we arrived, it was sunny.
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She would willingly come but she was on vacation.
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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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You may be right, but I am against your opinion.
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You are nothing but a student.
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Indeed you know a lot of things, but you're not good at teaching them.
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You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.
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I tried to reach you on the phone, but I was unable to get through.
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You may think those shoes are in fashion, but they aren't.
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You can see it, but you cannot take it away.
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Not only you but also I was involved.
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You are always hearing but not listening.
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Your motive was admirable, but your action was not.
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Your answer is anything but perfect.
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Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn't hold water.
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I can hear you, but I can't see you.
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You have no one but yourself to blame.
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But for your help, I should have failed.
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Your point may be a little off target, but it certainly is close.
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Your essay has some mistakes, but as a whole it is very good.
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What you are saying is nothing but building a castle in the air.
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I admit that what you say is true, but I don't like the way you say it.
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Admittedly your plan makes sense, but I still think it will be very hard to carry out.
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I cannot help you, not but that I pity you.
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I look around but it's you I can't replace.
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I was going to write to you, but I was too busy.
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I never see you but I think of my brother.
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It's not the time but the will that you lack.
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I'd love to go with you to the show, but I'm flat broke.
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I'd like to go with you, but as it is I can't.
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You and I are good friends, but we have little in common.
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I think I might join you, but I haven't decided yet.
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Not only you but I also was to blame.
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Not only you but also he is ignorant of the truth.
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Not only are you wrong, but I am wrong too.
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I don't object to your going out to work, but who will look after the children?
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I can't help but think you're making a mistake.
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You may well say so, but I cannot agree.
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I'm glad you enjoy skiing, but I guess it's just not my cup of tea.
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You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.
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As for the air, there is always some moisture in the atmosphere, but when the amount increases a great deal, it affects the light waves.
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But for air, nothing could live.
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But for air, all living things would die.
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We arrived at that plan out of pure desperation, but the book sold well.
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Banks will try to lend you an umbrella on a sunny day, but they will turn their backs on a rainy day.
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Take part in the activity not for money but for learning through experience.
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He may be rich, but he is stingy.
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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.
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I have no money, but I have dreams.
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With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing to do but swim.
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Education must not be limited to our youth, but it must be a continuing process through our entire lives.
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The goal of education is not wealth or status, but personal development.
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Sorry, but can you show me the way to the next village?
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I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
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The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and he has decided not to pay a red cent more.
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I'm sorry, but he isn't home.
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Excuse me, but let me have another look at the photo.
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Passing through the strong wind, the planes rock like this, but don't worry.
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No one but a strong man is fit for the post.
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