exception
Example Sentences
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It’s not that it feels inaccurate or, with the exception of Anyma’s livestream-conjured hologram, dishonest to the IRL experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The evidence suggests that giant octopuses were an exception, rising to the top levels of the food web and competing directly with large vertebrates.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
But I had learned from that first call to politely ask to speak to a supervisor to see if I could get an exception.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026
I'd treated the week of the game as a normal week, with the exception of Wednesday which was our usual day off.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Nor, according to her, did he show any signs of the eccentricities the press kept referring to, with the exception of his speaking too loudly.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing exception
Power Prefix: ex-
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