How to Use exception in a Sentence

exception

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  • There will be no exceptions to this rule.
  • I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.
  • Prince is the second of the three exceptions to sign with the Chiefs.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But check our list here to see if your corner of the world is one of the exceptions.
    — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The monthlong takeover of the Stay Cool Bar is no exception.
    — Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The only exception to the law is if the mother's life is at risk.
    — Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The exception is the free throw, stuck more or less where it’s always been.
    — Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The only exception in the law is to save a mother's life.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Zink calls are some of the best out there, and their turkey calls are no exception.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But for now, these layoffs appear to be the exception, not the norm.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • One of the exceptions to the rule was a nurse and pro-life activist, Jeanne Head, who would bring him roses.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The exception is Fox, which added 0.3 points to its share to climb to 6.4 percent of TV usage.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
  • The Schröder trade exception is $5.8 million, so that wouldn’t work for Poeltl.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Just understand that this is the exception, not the norm.
    — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
  • It’s gone up pretty much the whole time with very few exceptions.
    — Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The exception is one win from his third Super Bowl ring.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Big Bend exception may be the next one to be eliminated.
    — Michel Bruneau, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Things in the past were tough for artists, perhaps even tougher than now in many ways, and those who ascended to the top were the exception.
    — Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The polls on the East Coast will close first, and results there should come most quickly, although there are exceptions to the rule.
    — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That’s the look that followed her through to the latest show in Boston (with exception to a straight thigh-length wig in New York).
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 29 May 2024
  • Keep in mind that most down pillows are quite fluffy, and the Boll & Branch pillow is no exception.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The ban prohibits all abortions, with the only exception being to save the life of the mother.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The only exception is The Parlor, a diner; in its place is a farmhouse-chic café called The Leaf.
    — David Litt, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But as with any trend, there were plenty of exceptions.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The one exception, no surprise, is the practice of law because laws are not the same in every state.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The only for sure exception will be Chick-fil-A, since the chain is already closed on Sundays.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • All of his organs had been removed, with the exception of his heart, and his brain was replaced with resin.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2023
  • One exception: a Taiwanese nonna who comes in once a year during her trip to the U.S.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Feb. 2023
  • This level of funding is sure to be disruptive to the pro game; rumors are that dozens of PPA exclusive pros are inquiring about availability exceptions for this event already.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Even the protections that preserve the park where de la Torre works contain exceptions for oil companies and Indigenous communities, and wildlife hunting is still rampant.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025

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