Sentence examples for was but from inspiring English sources

Nay, that was but Sarcasm!

It was, but it's simply delicious.

Maybe it was, but so what?

For Pascal, Skepticism was but a stage.

The pilot was but a polish away.

It was, but Kessler deserved the decision.

I knew who it was, but barely.

It was but a mere warm-up.

He was - but nobody minded.

Yes, it was ― but that person took it seriously.

Today it was ______ but tomorrow it could be ________.