Sentence examples for but proved from inspiring English sources

Carbon dating was attempted but proved inconclusive.

Lying worked, but proved difficult to undo.

Risks were taken but proved no deterrent.

Prom 74 looked interesting on paper, but proved another mismatch.

He was given seven, but proved incapable of change.

This sounded simple enough but proved to be fiendishly complicated.

Medical assistance was immediately obtained, but proved to no avail.

Downward panic did not feed on itself, but proved responsive to clarification.

A spate of young players followed suit, to much fanfare, but proved to be disappointments.

The German rulers subjugated the local populations but proved insufficiently strong to Germanize them.

Dill was an early favorite but proved controversial — many adamantly don't like the taste of dill.