Sentence examples for not but from from inspiring English sources

Self-promoter he was not, but from a young age Claude Williams was destined to be a sportsman.

"We will have to discuss whether he plays against the West Indies or not, but from our point of view we need him for the first Test.

Referring to Hamilton, he added: "You want to change and I think it doesn't matter if it's a successful move or not, but from a personal point of view it will make him richer.

"I told myself I'm not, but from that day on, I knew that's what I like".

Racism and sexism in Hollywood remain so pervasive not because of men like Damon, who benefit from the system whether they like it or not, but from the gatekeepers responsible for clinging to a faulty system of judging talent.

Thus, we should conclude that poor choices come not from thinking but from not being trained how to think.

They come not from appearance, but from explanation; not from objects, but from connections among them; not from stunning displays, but from intellectual vistas.

"There are terrorists here, not from Syria, not from Mosul, but from Baij.

I retired from baseball but not from life.

True, we liberated Iraq from Saddam Hussein, but not from us.

He drifted away from religion but not from Christian principles.