Sentence examples for but earned from inspiring English sources

"Success must not be bought but earned".

A recipe is not handed down, but earned.

The set had a casual but earned sense of history.

Those comments drew rebukes from some Republicans but earned him TV time.

The second time, he spent a week there, he said, but earned just $150.

Respect is not given but earned by hard work and success.

He acted in high school, but earned a degree in economics from Temple University.

He not only won acquittal but earned a promotion from major to lieutenant-colonel.

had all but earned out on licensing alone, even before the first film opened.

The Urhobo were instrumental in its production but earned practically nothing for their labor.

Mr. Kerry has stretched the truth here and there, but earned his decorations.