Sentence examples for but were only from inspiring English sources

We imagined we were being responsible but were only being cowardly.

Those who rushed off as they do every morning felt drowned, but were only drenched.

Certain "model industries" (mostly textile factories) were established but were only partly successful.

They wanted billions, but were only promised a share of £360m worth of Caribbean-wide infrastructure projects.

For six months they had mild success with fraternities and campus clubs but were only slightly profitable.

Organic manufacturers and retailers said prices began increasing last fall but were only now starting to spike significantly in some parts of the country.

Chitinase and chitobiase were measured in the stomach, pyloric caeca, and anterior intestine but were only detected in the stomach.

The excessive snowfalls were not the main cause of the disaster but were only an additional one.

Severe urinary tract infections were reported for 19% of the patients, but were only rarely encountered in the literature.

Ecosystem parameters explained 19% of the compositional variation among assemblages, but were only marginally related to diversity.

Participants could choose any option for each scenario, but were only allowed to choose one per scenario.