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Discover LudwigThe phrase "we cannot but" is grammatically correct and is often used in written English.
It is typically used to express that there is no other choice or option for a particular action or situation. Example: We cannot but feel overwhelmed by the generosity of our community during this difficult time.
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"We cannot but react to this fact".
"We cannot but try and learn from the refugees themselves.
No, we cannot, but we can reduce it".
"If it's true, then we cannot but salute this action," Mr. Tiao said.
And arguably grains of it run through all music where we cannot but hear inescapable echoes of the past.
We have so much reverence and awe for the life process of which we are but an evanescent product that we cannot but consult it.
In theory, we cannot, but in practice, most of us do from time to time, however distasteful it is to admit it.
"As always in times of need such as this we cannot but be saddened by the events of the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, and after the experience of a single hearing only, we cannot but feel that Dvorăk has done nothing finer than the Concerto in A minor.
"In this sense," he added "we cannot but interpret the U.S. administration's proposal for resuming dialogue as unilateral and conditional in its nature and hostile in its intention".
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And we cannot help but ask "Really?
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