Sentence examples for but does not play from inspiring English sources

He strikes the keys but does not play anything, & pretends to sing.

He knows the children in his neighborhood, but does not play with them.

Tajikistan allows the United States to use its territory for flights and limited ground transportation into Afghanistan, but does not play host to any troops.

In  last weekend's magazine, Quentin Tarantino explained how he drew inspiration from spaghetti westerns for the upcoming "Django Unchained," which he wrote and directed but does not play a part in, apparently.

The new Newsweek looks a bit like the Economist but reads even more like The New Republic, a magazine that has its merits, but does not play much beyond the aforementioned Beltway and has foregone weekly publication in favor of a beefed up Web site.

The 3DS plays older DS games, but does not play GBA games.

Simmons was on the bench, but did not play.

He was with the team tonight but did not play.

Sweetney dressed for the game Friday but did not play.

Chicago's Damani Ralph made the trip but did not play.

Kevin Youkilis was active in 2004 but did not play.