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but then

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. on the other hand, then again, but thenadverb

    (contrastive) from another point of view

    "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"

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  1. but thenconjunction

    then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of but then in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of but then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of but then in a Sentence

  1. Sanjay Gupta:

    We can report what the news is, but then we have to explain the relevance of it.

  2. Cori Bush:

    We have to work on what we want to say, what is our message, but then we also have to understand that we have to save lives too.

  3. Jeremy Mardis:

    My heart exploded with happiness. It's kind of bittersweet to hear it read out loud. It just confirmed what was going on. But then we got what we wanted. We can't get Jeremy back, but we got what we wanted.

  4. Andrew Schneider:

    But then there's a moment like tonight, a profound and transcendent experience, the feeling as if a door has opened, and it's all because of that instrument, that incredible, magical instrument.

  5. Heather Thomson:

    Generally speaking, the women that join the show are not self-absorbed, catty, horrible people. They’re birds in gilded cages. They go in there with the right intention, but then you get sucked into this system of what the viewers want, these women are part of a machine that has awarded them and fed them for outrageous behavior. It’s a career. It’s their check. And they do n’t have other jobs outside of it. And so you become a product of the environment of what the fan is looking for.


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