Sentence examples for was anything but from inspiring English sources

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"was anything but" is correct and usable in written English.
You would use this phrase to express the opposite of something. For example, "The conversation was anything but pleasant."

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It was anything but.

The New York Times - Sports

Sandusky was anything but.

The New York Times - Arts

It was anything but demure.

The New York Times - Food

"He was anything but that.

Independent

It was anything but civil.

The New York Times

It was anything but dull.

The New Yorker

He was anything but.

The Guardian - Sport

Secretariat was anything but.

The New York Times - Sports

Yet Keynes was anything but a spendthrift.

The New Yorker

But his version was anything but romantic.

The Economist

Their dialogue was anything but formulaic.

The New York Times - Magazine

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