nothing but
Example Sentences
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The ship is now cursed: The 200 crewmen die, but the mariner lives to tell the tale, and nothing but the tale.
Hong Kong is nothing but a rocky collection of islands.
“Join the Free Press family and the Lynn Jones movement of nothing but love and get your t-shirt, hoodie or sweatshirt today,” the newspaper wrote on Instagram.
From Los Angeles Times
Democracy is often an all-too-abstract concept, but this is what it looks like: moms in cars, armed with nothing but iPhones and a clear view of right and wrong.
From Salon
Boys were nothing but a pain in the neck, I mumbled, for my ears and those of the two horses.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.