Sentence examples for but not but from inspiring English sources

Of this No, "but not but" is not a grammatically correct phrase.
However, "but not" is a commonly used phrase in written English to show contrast or exception. Here is an example: "I am strong, but not invincible."

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SPICE GOLD IS WEED BUT NOT (BUT KINDA IS) There used to be countless websites selling Spice Gold, but that's changing fast.

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Not Eli, but manning; not Bloomberg, but mike; not Jay-Z, but jay and zee, and shawn (a tense of show) and carter.

It was all but three, not all but two.

"Not easy, but right, not easy but right," he kept saying.

"They say, 'Gone but not forgotten, Gone but not forgotten, Gone but not forgotten.' But they were forgotten".

Ruhl is reserved but not shy, alert but not aggressive.

She is progressive but not Democratic, conservative but not Republican.

She was elegant, but not dainty; classy, but not snobbish.

It was deep but not jarring, loud but not shrill.

The music was familiar, but not completely; funny, but not exclusively; neat, but not thoroughly.

He's polite but not patronizing, confident but unassuming.

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