Sentence examples for it is but a from inspiring English sources

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'it is but a' is correct and usable in written English.
It typically is used to express that something is only a small thing, or a relatively insignificant or unimportant part of something greater. For example: "It is but a drop in the bucket compared to what the rest of the world must do."

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Sadly, though, it is but a mask.

It is but a prelude to other pleasures.

From there, it is but a short step to making that monarchical sobriquet perfectly fitting.

Now it is but a shadow of the bustling hive it once was.

It doesn't matter what it is, but a place that you can hide in.

From which it is but a short step to shared responsibility.

But the Hudson is in these paintings, even if it is but a cameo.

Perhaps it is, but a UK government ought to be able to explain why.

It is but a short stumble from rock'n'roll to rock cakes.

People think it's bigger than it is, but a girl can only wear one pair of shoes at a time.

Truly, and I hold AMBITION of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow's shadow.

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