All evil in man is but the distortion of the Divine good. Все злое в человеке есть лишь искажение божественного добра.

The peace process is but a few miles away from the finish line. Мирный процесс находится в нескольких милях от финишной линии.

15 окт. 2023 г. · “But” has a surprising number of different meanings if you look it up. In your sentence it is an adverb meaning “only”. It is modifying the verb ... The meaning of "but" in "was but a..." : r/grammar Why is "but"? : r/EnglishLearning Is this "if but" grammatically correct? : r/grammar Другие результаты с сайта www.reddit.com

but preposition (EXCEPT). except: Nobody but John was willing to talk to her. This car has been nothing but trouble – it's always breaking down!

12 окт. 2011 г. · According to Free Dictionary, this usage is as an adverb, meaning "merely" or "only". e.g. Hopes that lasted but a moment.

But as a linking word. We use but to link items which are the same grammatical type (coordinating conjunction). But is used to connect ideas that contrast.

24 янв. 2019 г. · Дополните предложение прилагательным в сравнительной степени. Example: This cat is ...., but that cat is .... (fat) - This cat is fat, ...

19 янв. 2013 г. · It mimics the idiom only thoughts; ie, that's the usual interpretation of only in this construction, so but gets it too, if it means 'only'.

"is but" is correct and usable in written English, typically used as a conjunction to link two contrasting phrases. Example: "The day was bright, but the ...

6 окт. 2017 г. · Yes. · “But” is a conjunction, and there's nothing wrong, grammatically, with starting a sentence with one. · It's one of those “rules”.