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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"

Wiktionary

  1. but thenconjunction

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

ChatGPT

  1. but then

    "But then" is a phrase that is used to introduce a contrast or an unexpected or contradictory situation, typically something which changes the expected course events or context of a given situation. It often implies a change in thought, direction, or action, or a shift from what was previously stated or understood.

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Numerology

  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. Doug Thornell:

    Hopefully it's a conversation that he can inject into the larger presidential conversation, you don't really hear a lot of people talking about urban America. You hear the conversation pop up when there's something like what's happened in Baltimore or Ferguson, but then the conversation stops.

  2. Van Deventer:

    We did a lot of research in Perfect China and bringing Chinese clients to taste wines in South Africa with us, the main feedback that we get stylistically for the wine is that they enjoy the smell of oak but then they want smooth soft fruit juices on the palate.

  3. John Middleditch:

    It was very hard at first. I had lost all my dignity but then something just changed. I said ‘come on girl, let’s do this, let’s bring it on together,’.

  4. Yoshiyuki Miyamae:

    One of the characteristics of this new fabric...is that it starts from something two-dimensional but then when someone wears it, something 3D-like goes into the clothes, so it starts to move and change shape according to someone's movement or body shapes.

  5. Alan Winde:

    It's going to have definite effects on the global market because the market looks at competitors and especially not having to add sulphur ,there's a huge advantage to the process and that changes the brand, it gives you a new brand that the health conscious world looks at so I'm pretty certain on the back of the rooibos brand that's already around the world you will definitely see traction, but then even as a standalone product because its new its innovative it's got a marketing edge and obviously if they do it cleverly they will get market share quite quickly.


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