Sentence examples for but a slice from inspiring English sources

But a slice of our language, that is, our sensibility, would have been, for ever, different.

"A slice, like you cut a slice of sausage, but a slice of dream".

It was not Rockwell's small-town America but a slice of the new urban middle class.

Power breakfast: We know that skipping breakfast is a no no, but a slice of toast doesn't exactly cut it.

Some say Boko Haram's real aim is not an Islamist state but a slice of the amnesty cake.

Writing books in a long sequence allowed him to treat each one as but a slice of narrative time.

The penalty deflated Fulham, who could have fallen further behind but for a slice of good fortune.

The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Sites (JCWHS) is not only a 95 km long coastline and remarkable Mesozoic geological section, but also a slice through a Quaternary landscape.

But, as a slice of life, as a direct transcription of a child's-eye view of the world, it is intriguingly and lovingly detailed.

Blood-red and symmetrical, "Shutter 1 (a)" evokes the architectural element of its title, but also a slice of rib cage.

With a talking-heads format, it's pretty trad to look at, but as a slice of pop culture history, it's never less than fascinating.