cannot but or cannot help but or less commonly cannot help
: to be unable to do otherwise than
we cannot but wonder why
I cannot help feeling sorry for them.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebExperience—their ability to observe and draw connections where algorithms cannot—gives these forecasters an edge that continues to outperform the glitzy weather machines in the highest-stake situations.—Meghan Herbst, Wired, 4 Jan. 2022 As great of a genius as Einstein was, his equations cannot—do not—account for all of the mysteries of the universe.—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013