all-but

Adverb

Meaning

all-but

Alternative spelling of all but

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

The food is all but finished.

Everything except. Typically precedes a noun or noun phrase.
All but three of the students skipped school the day of the parade.

Alternative names

all but

Synonyms

Examples

It is blasphemy to separate oneself from the earth and look down on it like a god. It is more than blasphemy, it is dangerous. We can never be gods, after all-but we can become something less than human with frightening ease. N. K. Jemisin

According to Media Matters, there are more than two dozen QAnon-friendly candidates running for Congress this year, all but two of whom are Republicans (the rest are independents). Source: Internet

According to Ehanire, all the new cases are Nigerians, adding that all but one of them have travel history to the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Spain Canada, and France. Source: Internet

Abstentionism gave the movement legitimacy, the right to wage war, to speak for a Republic all but established in the hearts of the people". Source: Internet

According to the Lego Group, about eighteen bricks out of every million fail to meet the standard required. citation Lego factories recycle all but about 1 percent of their plastic waste from the manufacturing process. Source: Internet

After 12 months, all but one of the demands of the Ballarat Reform League had been granted. Source: Internet

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