Sentence examples for rather than but from inspiring English sources

"Instead of criticizing the sketch or saying 'no,' the director will build on the starting point by saying something like, 'I like Woody's eyes, and what if his eyes rolled left?" Using words like "and" or "what if," rather than "but" is a way to offer suggestions and allow creative juices to flow without fear, Mr. Sims said.

Note the use of "and" rather than "but" to sound less confrontational.

In both, Morris uses his habitual technique of introducing psychologically resonant gestures — a fall, an embrace — and then pushing those actions out of psychology, developing them musically, as if they were tonal or rhythmic patterns rather than (but never entirely forgetting) what your mother did, or your boyfriend, and how you were never the same.

GP 9 "We'd still be seeing the reactions rather than but no, not very common at all.

Focus on how the site is successful for them, rather than "but everyone else does it!".

It is tomboy rather than girly, but still glamorous; tough rather than prissy, but not grungey or scruffy.

The M.B.A. curriculum stresses breadth rather than depth, but includes options for certificates in Global Management and Public Management.

We hopefully will get there sooner rather than later, but many of us need answers now.

The DPRK is fascist rather than communist, but more narcissist than Nazi.

He experimented with orange juice rather than soda, but found it, too, changed the texture.

He said it was vital that information published should be accurate, rather than prompt but imprecise.