make exception
Example Sentences
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They’re just willing to make exception for certain people.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021
“We need to protect the work of academics as set forth in Freedom of Information Acts, which laws make exception for information that should be legitimately protected, for example relating to research,” said Mr. Schnare.
From Washington Times ● May 15, 2016
I make exception of the few homes on your planet where the parents are in spiritual growth, but these homes are not ideal—just a beginning of Idealism.
From The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a psychic revelation by Kennon, J. L.
For, indeed, she accepts the Lord's declaration, not immediately to make exception against the conclusion which He draws from it, but to show how in that very declaration is involved the granting of her petition.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
"I'll make exception in the case of your brother—and, yes, the Prince."
From Truxton King A Story of Graustark by McCutcheon, George Barr
