How to Use anything but in a Sentence

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• Too cold to wear anything but sweats?
  — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
• The rest of the game was anything but that.
  — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
• But his last two years proved anything but an idyll.
  — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
• Tales meant that its green light was anything but a slam dunk.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025
• But its path through the House was anything but smooth.
  — Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
• But his path to purpose was anything but easy.
  — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• But the past week of college hoops has been anything but.
  — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
• For most of us, this wouldn’t be anything but a hassle.
  — Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
• And the stats look balanced in a game that was anything but.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
• The smiles and nods at home when things were anything but normal.
  — Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
• What followed on this day was anything but.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
• And while the advice may be dull, your skin will be anything but.
  — Melanie Rud, SELF, 11 Oct. 2024
• All of this brought a calm to a week that can sometimes be anything but.
  — Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
• But life was anything but normal.
  — Samuel O’Neal 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
• But a squad that has long been praised for its depth felt anything but robust.
  — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• Their needs are anything but standard.
  — Murad Salikhov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• True, the rap game in 2025 is anything but easy.
  — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• Mike went off to school and didn’t hear anything but said there might be a call coming in.
  — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
• Meursault is anything but rash.
  — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
• The best part is that all of these designs are anything but an eyesore.
  — Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
• But times have been anything but typical for the past three years.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
• Ledet argues Lofton’s case was anything but black and white.
  — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
• The love story at the heart of the film is anything but restrained.
  — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
• The baby wouldn’t respond to sounds or look at anything but lights.
  — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
• This is a comforting meal that is anything but bland.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2026
• What transpired was anything but.
  — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
• Uthmeier was anything but tepid.
  — Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
• Staff wear blazers and ties, but the service is anything but stuffy.
  — Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
• Bleach mixed with anything but water can cause toxic fumes.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
• Despite the loose fit of the pants, this outfit is anything but slouchy.
  — Clare Holden, Glamour, 23 Mar. 2026