Sentence examples for but doubtful from inspiring English sources

Maar had trained as a painter, but, doubtful of her abilities (no doubt exasperated in her position as lover to the bullish master), largely ceased painting while with the group, instead producing a small but delightfully unsettling series of hallucinatory photographs.

He was hopeful but doubtful.

Maybe, but doubtful.

Not impossible, but doubtful.

(Possible, experts say, but doubtful).

That prospect is still possible, but doubtful.

Messier practiced yesterday but is doubtful for tonight's game because of a sore shoulder.

Stone hopes that he may return to US ground but is doubtful.

Microsoft can change any of these policies in the months ahead, but its doubtful.

He added that Democrats would negotiate on paying for the measure, but seemed doubtful Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky).

But Heffernan was doubtful.