all but
Example Sentences
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani’s 10-year, $700-million contract defers all but $2 million of his annual salary until after the contract expires.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
A few years ago, Binance was all but blocked in the U.S., while it had a freer hand to operate in the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Fighting and tight restrictions have all but cut off access to the city, making independent reporting increasingly difficult.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
If the team win or draw against five times world champions Brazil, they will all but secure their place in the knock-out stages of the tournament for the first time ever.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
Her hand-stitched Hawoo had not been intended as a howl at all but was merely her own way of writing “hello” so that the word would sound the way she liked to say it.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
