Sentence examples for but was a third from inspiring English sources

The replica was built to the original plans but was a third larger to accommodate more passengers and modern navigation equipment.

My taxi driver reminded me of a Frenchman with his beret, but was a third generation Newfoundlander, he informed me as he drove us to Signal Hill, overlooking the city.

Massa managed both his planned runs in the session but was a second slower and 16th.

How does it feel to not only get the lead, but be a "first"?

This technique is not an option for mass production at the moment, but is a first step into that direction.

But there was a third act yet to begin.

"But this was a first".

But Rodriguez was a second-round pick.

But Madoff was a second-tier player.

But there was a second, unintended, consequence.

But it was a fourth-floor walk-up.