20 Examples of the use of BUT in English

But

In English, "but" Means "but”.

Example: I like strawberries but I don't like blueberries. / I like strawberries but I don't like blueberries.

It can also mean “except”, That is to say that it signals an exception.

Example: I like all my teachers but Mr. Simpson. / I like all my teachers except Mr. Simpson.
A third meaning is "but”.

Example: He’s not honest but a liar. / He is not honest but a liar.

He is a conjunction, that is to say that it is used to join two or more parts of a sentence. It can also be used to join two or more sentences. The relationship between the elements that unites the conjunction "but" is one of contradiction or contrast.

It is a coordinating conjunction, that is to say that the elements that it unites have the same value, and neither of the two is subordinate to the other.

Sentences with but in English and Spanish

• I like this place but it's too expensive. I like this place but it is too expensive.

• My father can't drive but my mother can. My father doesn't know how to drive but my mother yes.

• I couldn't think of anything but the test. I couldn't think of anything except in the exam.

• I like classical music but I'm not an expert. I like classical music but I am not an expert.

• He’s not a nurse but to doctor. He is not a nurse otherwise a doctor.

• I don't like you but I'm going to give you another chance. I do not like you but I'm going to give you another chance.

• He did everything right but the first exercise. He did everything right except the first exercise.

• I looked for the keys everywhere but the bathroom. I looked everywhere for the keys except bathroom.

• I always eat breakfast but I usually skip lunch. I always have breakfast but sometimes I skip lunch.

• It’s not a hallucination but an optical illusion. It's not a hallucination otherwise an optical illusion.

• Everyone knew about this but I. Everybody knew this except me.

• I find him funny but silly. I find it fun but fool.

• I need glasses to read but not to watch television. I need glasses to read but not for watching television.

• I like all his records but the first one. I like all your records except first.

• This was not good luck but the result of hard work. This was not good luck otherwise the result of hard work.

• Nobody knows him here but he’ll make new friends soon. Nobody knows him here but he will soon make new friends.

• She’s not very bright but she tries her best of her. She is not very smart but she makes the best of it.

• I don't like this medicine but I take it anyway. I don't like this medicine but I take it anyway.

• He’s a famous actor but he’s not very talented. He is a famous actor but he is not very talented.

• This is not a birthday party but a wedding anniversary. This is not a birthday party otherwise a wedding anniversary.

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