but for

Idioms  

1. Except for, were it not for. For example, But for the afternoon shower, it was a perfect day, or But for the children, they would have gotten a divorce long ago. [c. 1200]

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Example Sentences

But for Micron, the laws of supply and demand are helping it run up a record high score.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But for the truckers, it’s not bringing any happiness.”

From Los Angeles Times

Karol G turned heads not just for being a young woman in a hypermasculine genre, but for how she both mastered and expanded the genre from the moment she emerged in it.

From Los Angeles Times

But for a journalist, being recruited by the New York Times is like being drafted: You don’t have much choice but to go.

From Los Angeles Times

The usually sleepy Laotian capital Vientiane has an uncharacteristic buzz, bedecked with flags and T-shirt vendors ahead of commemorations of 50 years of communist rule Tuesday, but for many young people history carries little weight.

From Barron's