Sentence examples for asked but not from inspiring English sources

Patience was asked, but not rewarded.

Awkward pastoral questions were asked but not discussed, and existing teaching and practice were reaffirmed.

"Do I have a daughter?" he asked, but not with wonder, like he usually did.

"How do you burn the bread," he asked, "but not melt the cheese?" His face was kind.

The industry also set up a national database where tracks were asked, but not required, to report injuries with the promise of confidentiality.

"Can they be good at bombs," he asked, "but not good at meth?" Mr. Palmore said he did not know because dogs tended to specialize.

Well, people ask, but not the campaigns in general.

That's a question worth asking, but not of me.

At a romantic restaurant, the waiters refill my water glass without asking, but not my wine.

They are natural questions to ask, but not easy to answer.

They do ask, but not a lot.