How to use "but" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "but" in popular movie and book plots

  • De Vries kills Yueh but he also dies with Leto in the assassination attempt; however Harkonnen survives.  - Vladimir Harkonnen
  • His father took him to find assistance at Marbule, but Serge's boat blew off course due to a raging magnetic storm caused by Schala.  - Chrono Cross
  • The General was supposed to bring his niece, Bertha Rheinfeldt, to visit the two, but the niece suddenly died under mysterious circumstances.  - Carmilla
  • The Rabbi gives Lucilla sanctuary, but to save his organization he must deliver her to the Matres.  - Chapterhouse: Dune
  • Chivalrous but mired in regret, Frog dedicates his life to protecting Leene, the queen of Guardia, and avenging Cyrus.  - Chrono Trigger
  • He approaches Kane's second wife, Susan Alexander Kane, now an alcoholic who runs her own nightclub, but she refuses to talk to him.  - Citizen Kane
  • Falling through several canopies, Kyle miraculously survives but lies unconscious in an alley.  - Batman Returns
  • In the ensuing shootout, Napier kills Eckhardt, but Batman suddenly appears and, in a struggle, Napier is knocked into a vat of chemicals.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • She initially rebukes his claims, but is convinced that he is right when he is able to describe a recurring dream of hers in detail.  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
  • Deckard initially refuses, but after Bryant ambiguously threatens him, he reluctantly agrees.  - Blade Runner
  • Surprised but game, Senex instructs Philia to wait in the house for him, and she does.  - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Cora arrives on the scene with the Cookie Jar's manager, dr Detmold, but he says that Fay has taken the records to identify the inmates.  - Anyone Can Whistle
  • The book does not focus on heroic stories of bravery, but rather gives a view of the conditions in which the soldiers find themselves.  - All Quiet on the Western Front
  • The Blight assumes that it is no threat, but later realizes that it is actually carrying away a "countermeasure" against it.  - A Fire Upon the Deep
  • They both approach fellow doctors and town authorities about their theory but are eventually dismissed on the basis of one death.  - The Plague
  • The Seven Commandments are abridged to a single phrase: "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others".  - Animal Farm

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