Synonym: on the other hand, then again. Similar words: just then, cutthroat, cut-throat, put through, cut through, cut the mustard, beat about the bush, put the cart before the horse. Meaning: adv. (contrastive) from another point of view.
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1. We crowded round eagerly, but then felt disappointed.
2. I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
3. But then he decided to play his trump card .
4. I thought the mouse was dead, but then it gave a slight twitch.
5. He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity.
6. We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged.
7. She played badly in the first set, but then she turned the tables on her opponent and won the match.
8. She made like she was about to leave, but then stayed for hours.
9. I was really embarrassed, but then I saw the funny side of it.
10. I thought I'd decided,[sentencedict.com] but then doubts started to creep in.
11. This is better, but then again it costs more.
12. She lifted her arm, but then let it fall.
13. She was early, but then again, she always is.
14. She looked embarrassed, but then her face cleared.
15. He sounded sincere, but then, he always did.
16. He considered lying, but then common sense prevailed.
17. She made as if to speak but then stopped.
18. I started to dial but then hung up.
19. He promised to attend but then begged off.
20. She stumbled briefly but then continued.
21. Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.
22. Originally, we had intended to go to Italy, but then we won the trip to Greece.
23. He grew up in the country, but then found he preferred the bright lights.
24. She insists that she did nothing wrong, but then she would say that, wouldn't she?
25. He rough-hewed a statue out of a block of jade rapidly but then polished it slowly over a long period.
26. She did well in her first year at school but then started to lag behind.
27. Brooks was abreast with the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.
28. She managed to stop using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.
29. Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.
30. They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.
More similar words: just then, cutthroat, cut-throat, put through, cut through, cut the mustard, beat about the bush, put the cart before the horse, butt, at that, not that, hen, then, mutt, get the axe, ashen, when, button, butter, utter, butt in, butted, put to, hit the roof, get the sack, at the most, hit the hay, hence, and then, by then.