How to Use anything but in a Sentence

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• All of this brought a calm to a week that can sometimes be anything but.
  — Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• The smiles and nods at home when things were anything but normal.
  — Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
• For most people who write for film and TV, the gigs are anything but steady.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• There were times when the journey was anything but smooth.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• At the same time, though, the property is anything but hoity-toity.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
• Across the aisle, the nascent Unión por la Patria is anything but united.
  — Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• Word has been out for some time now: A freeway is anything but free.
  — William Camargo, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
• This week, at least, was probably anything but a blast for the founder.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
• That defense was anything but fun for Reading in the first half.
  — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
• But what Apfel chose to do was anything but shrink herself.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024
• But this wet season in the Bay Area has been anything but normal.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2023
• Okay, that was cheesy, but her latest look was anything but.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2023
• But times have been anything but typical for the past three years.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• Shopping for coasters might not be the most thrilling, but these are anything but dull.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
• But even if the Green Sahara is a thing of the past, the desert today is anything but desolate.
  — Nick Roll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2023
• The former Raiders starter, 32, admitted the Big Easy has been anything but for him.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
• The fiscal year is over — but the Biden border crisis is anything but.
  — Mark Green, National Review, 27 Oct. 2023
• Jeremy Allen White The look might be quiet luxe, but the overhaul of Lawrence’s wardrobe in the past year has been anything but shy.
  — Carol McColgin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
• Simple will work just fine for Bryant after a year that was anything but.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• But rehearsing for the show has been anything but a horror show.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• Focus lock can keep your phone from trying to focus on anything but the eclipse.
  — William Neff, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
• But the weekend-long gathering proved to be anything but that.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Kacey Musgraves fans are happy and (anything but) sad now that the country singer is hitting the road.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
• The lead-up to their football season was anything but normal.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Iris Law just proved that, with the right accessories, the little black dress is anything but boring.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
• Chocolate Habanero Don't be fooled by the name (or the color): This pepper is anything but sweet.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
• But the startup automaker has had anything but an easy time since then.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2024
• As the film reveals with clear-eyed fervor, the campaign was anything but quixotic.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
• The bright neutral is anything but basic and makes for a sparkling space when paired with other neutral hues.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2023
• Growing up in the 90’s in a poor neighborhood, Ivan’s childhood was anything but easy.
  — Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024