Sentence examples for all but accepted from inspiring English sources
The phrase "all but accepted" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to indicate that something is nearly or almost accepted, but not quite officially recognized or confirmed. Example: "The proposal was all but accepted after the committee's positive feedback during the meeting."
Juventus, meanwhile, have all but accepted the 29-year-old does not want to move to Italy.
In January, Milan had all but accepted a €100-million offer from the Abu Dhabi consortium that owns Manchester City.
Raimi fought long and hard for the job, up through a list of 14 other directors, and had all but accepted defeat by the time he was finally offered the project.
Takeshi Katsumata, 55, has all but accepted that when he retires, he will lose his 30-hectare farm, where his family has grown potatoes and other crops for three generations.
As well as Cardiff, Fulham, Sunderland and Celtic are also interested in Bellamy but Tottenham have all but accepted that the forward, who was a Spurs target when he left West Ham for Eastlands in January 2009, will not be allowed to join a Champions League rival.
We've confirmed this through our own sources, and we believe Holt has all but accepted the position and is in the final stages of contract negotiation.
They have all-but accepted the Kurds' autonomy though not their attempts to develop their natural resources but are vehemently opposed to the creation of a powerful Shiastan in the south.
We chose the same number of healthy children where all but one accepted to participate.
As Robinson helped give the Bucks a 23-point lead entering the fourth quarter, the Nets looked somber, all but accepting their fourth straight defeat.
"Marco Polo brought noodles from China but the noodles have never been received, accepted, in our republic of Venice, but accepted by all the rest of the world, starting with the Italians," he said.
Coad said that Edwards, who was not present but accepted all that was said on behalf of Contostavlos, had also agreed not to speak further in public about their relationship.
