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Example Sentences

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FedEx operations will be largely shut on New Year’s Day, except for its premium Custom Critical service.

From Barron's

The shots are done weekly, except when she feels like she can go 10 or 12 days.

From Los Angeles Times

The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.

From BBC

Since leaving Oregon, Kelly has stumbled at every stop except the single season at Ohio State, where he could still be calling plays had he not left for the lure of the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times

These include cosmetics and ski wax, as well as clothing containing the chemicals, except certain "essential" industrial textiles.

From Barron's