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Example sentences for "but finally"

  • His father did not encourage him, but finally, in 1849, consented to his appearance with him in the unimportant part of Tressel, in "King Richard the Third.

  • All the neighbors came to see his work and marvelled at it, though none of them cared to have his house similarly decorated; but finally one of them offered Alexander five dollars if he would paint a full-length portrait of a child.

  • His appearance made anything but a favorable impression, but finally he was told that he might teach provided he brought his own scholars.

  • But finally I prevailed upon her to return to the Bell House.

  • Damar Greefe under arrest; but finally I determined to watch him for a time without showing my hand.

  • We all kicked about waitin' a week, but finally compromised on five days as bein' about the right interval to allow before notifyin' the legal authorities.

  • He had his door locked, and at first refused me admittance; but finally he let me in, and I told him I would let him have his outfit on time.

  • But finally, perceiving that the matter would never end, Perino neither answering nor returning, he allotted the altar-piece of that chapel to Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, who finished it and set it into its place.

  • But finally, when that pestilence had abated to such an extent that people could begin to mix together, a certain Fra Guasparri, a Conventual Friar of S.

  • Ojo sulked a while, but finally returned to the road and kept away from the green clover.

  • At first I couldn't think what to make her of, but finally in searching through a chest I came across an old patchwork quilt, which my grandmother once made when she was young.

  • For a time he saw nothing he recognized, but finally he cried: "There it is!

  • The steamship Janssens had recently reduced its already infrequent sailings for Singapore, which caused some delay, but finally, toward the end of March, I embarked for Sampit.

  • The two kampongs, Long Pelaban and Long Mahan, combined forces, and as so many were going I experienced difficulty in arranging to join the excursion, but finally succeeded in securing prahus and men from the latter place.

  • At first my preparations seemed to make no impression whatever, but finally, when I was about to divest myself of the last of my few garments, they smiled and went away.

  • For one moment she hesitated; but finally rose to his own height of honesty.

  • She was unwilling at first, because he had saved her life, but finally yielded.

  • At first Pasotti pretended to watch him, but finally he also threw his line.

  • He had been going to speak to them from the foot of the stairs, but finally decided it was better to go up to them.

  • It did indeed take Paolon some time to get it through his head, but finally he arose and went out with Paolin, getting his lesson on the stairs.

  • Clemens cudgeled his brains, but finally declared he must give it up: Mrs. Clemens has diligently persecuted me day by day with urgings to go to work and do that something, but it's no use.

  • At one time his army was without bread four days; on the fifth day two regiments refused to perform duty, but finally returned to order on the prudent conduct and persuasion of Washington.

  • The prince, at the age of 15, made a public protest against this proceeding, but finally consented to the match.

  • He was confined three years in the Tower under the parliament, during which he wrote a work on military and political affairs; but finally accepted a commission in the republican army against the Irish, the Scotch and the Dutch.

  • Mind your own business," he said, but finally he could not keep the news to himself.

  • He scolded her a little, but finally had to do as she wished.

  • This plan was not so popular, but finally it was decided to accept it and to try and put all three plans into execution.

  • But finally I got her alone long enough to express what I thought about the dress and any lady will be able to imagine what that was.

  • Like most cops, he couldn't be seen at first when wanted, but finally he came into view and I tried to catch his attention, but was unable to at first.

  • But finally he heard me and looked up, and I beckoned.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but finally" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but all; but can; but found; but from; but has; but her eyes were; but here; but his; but she was not; but still; but suddenly; but surely; but the greatest part; but then; but they shall not; but they were too; but those; but when they are; but whether; but why; but with; butter rolled; butter size; persuade myself; puff paste; scientific work