Sentence examples for but became instead from inspiring English sources

What he did ceased to be a public gesture, but became instead intensely private.

If they stopped being quite so archaic and mythical, but became instead something easy and cheap, then the entire bubble might finally burst.

Whether they were prehistoric dinosaurs or mythological creatures, in Ray's hands they were no longer puppets but became instead characters in their own right, just as important as the actors they played against and in most cases even more so".

Perhaps the greatest change which occurred in European culture between the French Revolution and the Battle of Waterloo was that the individual ceased to be of interest merely as an embodiment of general human characteristics, but became, instead, a conduit for new ideas about what human nature was.

"Whether they were prehistoric dinosaurs or mythological creatures, in Ray's hands they were no longer puppets but became instead characters in their own right".

Uhry's lightweight script could have been a hindrance to Esbjornson's vision but becomes instead an opportunity to collaborate with his actors.

They became instead an issue for war.

Among the 'horrendous' abuses the report highlights, as they call for a full enquiry by the International Criminal Court, are crimes against innocent children who should be at school but who have become instead pawns in a brutal war.

They contemplated the army, but became tradesmen instead, Hogan following his dad to Zanetti & Bailey.

The expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognised instead as an epic feat of endurance.

One school, St . Josephs College, Stoke-on-Trent, was approved to join the state system, but became independent instead following a campaign by parents.