all but in English

everything except for, everyone with the exception of

Use "all but" in a sentence

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1. [ Stiles ] All but the specialty item.

2. With the battle all but lost,

3. In fact, it was all but forgotten.

4. 12 The job is all but finished!

5. Mr Bodison all but steals the show.

6. The pioneering days are all but over.

7. My king, we are all but defenseless.

8. 9 Traveling incognito is all but impossible.

9. All but the darker flesh tones virtually disappear.

10. 14 Britain's coal industry has all but disappeared.

11. 5 His left arm was all but useless.

12. He all but shrieked when he saw her.

13. All but 4 of the 20 Bundled payment interventions

14. And all but cry with colour! That gaunt crag.

15. All but two came forward with their Accusations before

16. 10 All but one of the plates were damaged.

17. Such countries are not "developing" at all, but regressing.

18. The traditional way of life has all but disappeared.

19. All but one Cursor in this set is animated

20. 13 He all but shrieked when he saw her.

21. 9 He runs the company in all but name.

22. 8 She was his wife in all but name.

23. The consequential shock he suffered all but paralysed him.

24. 7 She is vice-president in all but name.

25. Thus, Thoreau endeavors to dismiss all but essential elements.

26. Nearly definition, all but; Almost: nearly dead with cold

27. Should I privilege dialogue, above all? But what do...

28. 6 She is vice-president in all but name.

29. The filth here deters all but the invited guest.

30. All but three had already served under Mr Heath.

31. In all but one he found for the complainant.

32. 3 By 19 Miami beach had all but totally eroded.

33. 1 She all but fainted when she heard the news.

34. Ben thinks placer mining's all but finished in these parts.

35. 7 It was all but impossible to read his writing.

36. Cynically, he suspected all but Kiki would choose the demons

37. + Then David hamstrung all but 100 of the chariot horses.

38. 11 The party was all but over when we arrived.

39. 2 The traditional way of life has all but disappeared.

40. All but one of the Actinides are f-block elements

41. Then David hamstrung all but 100 of the chariot horses.

42. All but one, Lisa Dorrian, were abducted and killed by republicans.

43. On the fifth day, all but a handful of soldiers surrendered.

44. All but the lowest slopes of Mount Hermon are uninhabited, however.

45. I don't understand this game at all, but I like popcorn.

46. The differences were imperceptible to all but the most trained eye.

47. 23 Reiner, has all but conceded the race to his rival.

48. Ben thinks placer mining' s all but finished in these parts

49. 15 The drug produced an improvement in all but one case.

50. In most cases, this is actually not Algae at all, but