Can you give another example of starting a sentence with but in a story?

Sure. 'He told a tall tale about the huge fish he caught yesterday.' Here 'tall tale' is another name for fish story.

Another word is 'chronicle'. Consider this sentence: 'She wrote a long chronicle of her family history.' A chronicle is often a detailed account, much like a long story.

The politician's speech was just a cliché. It was the same old story of promising change but never delivering. Here 'cliché' is used instead of'same old story' to show that the speech was unoriginal and predictable.

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in a small cottage in the forest. She loved to explore the woods around her home.

She walked through the misty forest, her heart filled with a strange sense of foreboding.

Sure. 'I'm not going to that party, end of story.'

He said he got lost in the mall for three hours. A likely story! There are maps everywhere.

One example could be a story about a man wrongly convicted of murder and given a life sentence. The story could show his daily struggles in prison, his attempts to prove his innocence, and his relationships with other prisoners. For instance, he might befriend an older inmate who gives him advice on how to survive in the harsh prison environment while he continues to fight for his freedom through legal means.

He said he missed the train because aliens abducted him. 'Likely story,' she replied sarcastically.

She wanted to book a likely story for the storytelling event. This implies that she was looking for a story that was likely to be engaging and seem true enough to captivate the audience. It could be a story based on real - life experiences or with a plot that is very plausible.