but now
Example Sentences
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With Pep Guardiola, I would always say they would finish in the top four, but now he has gone, and it is always so tough to follow someone like that.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The tourists left an indelible mark on the city, but now they have vanished.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Hollywood actress and pop star founded the company with her mother five years ago, but now investors are claiming her 'abject dereliction of duties' has left the company in a 'state of financial difficulty'.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
For a long time, the California grizzly was regarded as its own distinct sub-species, Ursus arctos californicus, but now science is not so sure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A week ago, he wouldn’t have ever sat with me for dinner, but now it’s like I’m the only person he wants to talk to.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
