Sentence examples for anything but a from inspiring English sources

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anything but a cynic

anything but a beginning

anything but a quitter

anything but a pushover

anything but a constructive

The phrase "anything but a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation where you wish to emphasize the exclusion of a certain item or idea. For example: I'm open to any solution, anything but a tax increase.

Exact(58)

Yet Keynes was anything but a spendthrift.

The New Yorker

Anything but a river.

The Guardian

Anything but a waiter.

The New York Times - Food

She was anything but a dud.

The New York Times

He was anything but a cynic.

The New Yorker

IT IS anything but a modest proposal.

The Economist

But Neilson was anything but a diplomat.

The New Yorker

I'm anything but a celebrity".

The Guardian - Film

Blake was anything but a prodigy.

The New York Times - Sports

It was anything but a normal wedding.

The Guardian

Diana "was anything but a fashion victim".

The New York Times - Books

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mind but a

naught but a

anyone but a

wanted but a

walks but a

left but a

broke but a

contained but a

emerging but a

balls but a

heard but a

checked but a

was but a

wasted but a

supposed but a

happens but a

happened but a

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