exception
Example Sentences
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First, the Syrian Kurds are, like their Iraqi Peshmerga cousins, an exception in a region too often addicted to criminal extremism.
“Can your tūtū call my mom tonight and tell her? I’m technically grounded because of the fight, but the exception is schoolwork.”
From Literature
He wrote an exception note to the Red Zone executive order, allowing them legal passage to Spirit Lake.
From Literature
"France have a mentality of there is very little between certain players in certain positions - with the exception being Dupont."
From BBC
In Scotland they are illegal with the exception of those who are "authorised".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
