Sentence examples for but avoided using from inspiring English sources

During the briefing to the president, General Petraeus laid out a number of potential options, the officials said, but avoided using the term "pause".

Accordingly, we had an initial definition of disability – the day-to-day challenges that persons living with HIV experience as a result of the disease, its associated conditions and treatments – but avoided using this term in our consultations with participants.

Clean off food residue with salt and a plastic scrubber, but avoid using soap or detergent.

You need to speak calmly and firmly but avoid using negative or accusing statements.

But avoid using it as a jocular or figurative description of someone's mental state.

So speak up, but avoid using hyperbolic terms like "inedible" (or "dog's dinner") to describe the last batch.

But avoid using nasal sprays containing oxymetazoline (Afrin, for example) for more than three days because longer use can cause rebound congestion.

Cover what you need to cover but avoid using a script, advises David Noer, an executive coach and consultant in Greensboro, N.C., and author of Healing the Wounds: Overcoming the Trauma of Layoffs and Revitalizing Downsized Organizations.

(Also "perfectionist," by the way: it's a label I use when writing for convenience, but avoid using when speaking).

Use cool compresses or bathe in cool water to soothe skin, but avoid using soap or other irritants".

You can use any flavour of cake, but avoid using chocolate.