but for

Idioms  

1. Except for, were it not for. For example, But for the afternoon shower, it was a perfect day, or But for the children, they would have gotten a divorce long ago. [c. 1200]

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Example Sentences

But for SGH, “we find accretion and leverage outcomes relatively resilient to changes in bid prices owing to solid deal multiple arbitrage,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

But for Citigroup, it represents a milestone.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But for me, it’s a way of slowing down. I really object to how fast we’re all moving now, and it’s only going to get faster.”

From Los Angeles Times

He’s a character, again, a very good man who had a lot of feelings and a lot to say, but for whatever reason or for different reasons, with Richard Loving and with Robert, chooses not to say things or doesn’t know if he has the right to say certain things.

From Los Angeles Times

But for Artem Sokolov, founder of the Humanoid robotics startup based in London, humans work in factories so robots copying their bodies can thrive there too.

From Barron's