anything but
idiom
: not at all
He looked anything but happy.
Though he said he was happy, he looked anything but.
This problem is anything but new.
Examples of anything but in a Sentence
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Growing up in the 90’s in a poor neighborhood, Ivan’s childhood was anything but easy.
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
In case there was any doubt, the sound of real bullets being fired and ringing out in the distance before the scene was filmed made clear this was anything but your typical location.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Despite the name, Pink Shadow will be anything but a support vessel, but the primary explorer vessel that Näder intends to use for global exploration.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
But for high school counselors across the country, this year has been anything but typical.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
This golden spike identifies a global time plane, but the planetary transition that motivates the placement of a golden spike can be anything but simple.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Flash flooding is weather’s No. 2 killer, claiming more lives than anything but heat.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Amazon’s array of weekend deals is anything but lackluster.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Today’s wagons are anything but underpowered steel slouches.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
In case there was any doubt, the sound of real bullets being fired and ringing out in the distance before the scene was filmed made clear this was anything but your typical location.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Despite the name, Pink Shadow will be anything but a support vessel, but the primary explorer vessel that Näder intends to use for global exploration.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024
But for high school counselors across the country, this year has been anything but typical.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
This golden spike identifies a global time plane, but the planetary transition that motivates the placement of a golden spike can be anything but simple.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Flash flooding is weather’s No. 2 killer, claiming more lives than anything but heat.
—Robert Shackelford, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Amazon’s array of weekend deals is anything but lackluster.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
Today’s wagons are anything but underpowered steel slouches.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Anything but.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20but. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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