Sentence examples for a depressing but from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a depressing but" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a contrasting idea or statement that follows a negative or somber observation.
Example: "It was a depressing but necessary conversation about the future of the project."
Alternatives: "a disheartening yet" or "a bleak but".

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A depressing, but necessary tale of our times.

– Jenna Wortham Internet Censorship on the Rise Globally The Washington Post |  A depressing but important read.

Others see it as a depressing but logical extension of the pornification of our culture.

Between them, the two films add up to a depressing but powerful exposé of American justice.

In Ball's era, this was a depressing but subversive perspective: it was exciting simply to see a woman clown, even if she always lost, even if she was literally spanked for her rebellion.

Claire Armitstead, chair of the judges and literary editor of the Guardian, said: "If you were just going on the subject matter of Stuart, you'd have thought it would be a depressing but worthy read.

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It's a depressing spectacle, but not a hopeless one.

a depressing one, but for the negative wisdom of his words.

Kushner wanted, his friend Brian Kulick says, "to have not a happy ending or a depressing ending but a true ending".

The author acknowledged that the novel was a depressing read, but she said that it was like a "Hollywood weepie".

It's a depressing prospect, but the kind of thing a satirical Wendy Cope could have a lot of fun with.

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