Sentence examples for containing but from inspiring English sources

"Obviously, if your lawn is green, you're breaking the law," said Mr. McKenna, his voice containing but a hint of sarcasm.

For the moment, there are still plenty of American troops around to do the containing, but all American combat troops are due to pull out by next summer.

The cards held three hundred thousand pages of data, a slug of information much bigger than the Encylopaedia Britannica, and containing but one entry, "Pi".

In 1984, he published an article called "Mistaken Identity" in which he recalled neoconservatives' initial hope that Mr. Reagan shared their dream of not merely containing but rolling back Communism.

"The national defense bill that I will sign later today requires the president to come up with a plan for defeating ISIS, not just containing but defeating ISIS.

His production is set in a vast grey room, containing but a single wardrobe, and yet for all its apparent sturdiness, the room is soon overhung by a desperately creepy, nest-like assemblage of sticks, sucked into darkness, obscured by dim light and overpowered by a sound design that merges the unique soundtrack of Australian wilderness with ghostly singing and horror-worthy orchestrations.

"Perhaps they will be contained, but the stakes are huge".

The government keeps it contained but not resolved.

And it's contained but the drama has moved.

Ron Cook is immaculate: contained but utterly revealing as the manager.

"They can be contained, but not in perpetuity.