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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61. Your plan is a good one, but then it would take too much.
62. At first I thought he was joking but then I realized he meant it.
63. He speaks very good French but then he did live in Paris for three years.
64. The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back.
65. I agree she types accurately, but then again, she's very slow.
66. He indicated that he was turning right, but then he turned left!
67. The rebels held out for another night but then fresh forces arrived.
68. He went through the motions of welcoming her friends but then quickly left the room.
69. Elaine's father might lend them the money, but then again he might not.
70. He thought about giving up his job[sentencedict.com], but then common sense reasserted itself.
71. Names had been cut on the wall, but then had been scratched out.
72. I tried not to take any notice at first but then I was offended by it.
73. Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?
74. The meeting began promisingly, but then things started to go wrong.
75. At first it was very hot, but then it got cooler.
76. It was warm and sunny until the weekend, but then the weather broke.
77. My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.
78. I don't think I was fairly treated, but then that's life, isn't it?
79. But then the robber whipped out a gun, and everyone stopped moving.
80. We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
81. She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor.
82. The protest began with a small group, but then the others took up the refrain.
83. John might be ready to help us, but then again, he might not.
84. She's always noticed. But then, to be honest, Ghislaine likes being noticed.
85. He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been.
86. You feel really sorry for him. But then again, it's hard to like him.
87. I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.
88. They don't try very hard, but then there's no incentive.
89. Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's a law unto himself.
90. At first I thought he was shy, but then I discovered he was just not interested in other people.
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.