Sentence examples for is but on from inspiring English sources

I'd hate to have to see McCarthy put his money where his mouth is, but on this one at least he's definitely more nasty and to the teeth.

He won't say what his next topic is, but on his office wall, next to a newspaper announcing the Kennedy news, is one reporting on William McKinley's assassination at the turn of the last century.

Or rather, she is, but on stilts.

The size of cabs on the outside, that is, but on the inside it's quite a different matter.

"On one level, it's fascinating to see how adaptable a system it is, but on the other it's quite alienating.

It depends – not just on who she or he is, but on what she or he does.

Like, I know where the Rehearsal Factory is but...on that night I decided that it was a good idea to drink a whole bottle of whisky, despite the fact that drinking a whole bottle of whisky could nearly kill me.

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But what is going on?

Mai and Nguyen are blithe about their distaste for this "version" of Lolita, but it remains perhaps the culture's most popular image, which Mai sees as a double-edged sword: "On one hand, it could totally paint someone's idea of what Lolita is… But on the other hand, if you're actually gonna try to explain it, it's a reference point for them.

Be "on", but be yourself.