Examples of exception in a Sentence
There will be no exceptions to this rule.
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.
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The exception is the SanDisk Desk Drive, which is a tabletop SSD that requires its own power source.
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PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
The only exceptions to that are San Diego FC, which is embarking on its inaugural season, and Inter Miami, because of the existence of Lionel Messi.
—Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Also avoid using oxygen bleach on these materials, with the possible exception of spandex.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The only exception to this rule, the official said, would be when the videos of the rapes were shown.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
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PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2025
The only exceptions to that are San Diego FC, which is embarking on its inaugural season, and Inter Miami, because of the existence of Lionel Messi.
—Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Also avoid using oxygen bleach on these materials, with the possible exception of spandex.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The only exception to this rule, the official said, would be when the videos of the rapes were shown.
—Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exception
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exception. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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exception
noun
ex·cep·tion
ik-ˈsep-shən 
1
: the act of excepting : exclusion
it's all here, with the exception of the sweater
2
: a case where a rule does not apply
we'll make an exception this time
3
: an objection or a ground for objection
took exception to the remark
Legal Definition
exception
noun
ex·cep·tion
1
: something that is excepted or excluded
especially
: a situation to which a rule does not apply
the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make —U.S. Constitution art. III
U.S. Constitution art. III 2
: an act of excepting
especially
: exclusion of a section of real property from a conveyance compare reservation
3
: a usually written objection especially to a judge's ruling
filed an exception raising a question regarding jury instructions
—used especially in equity proceedings
see also bill of exceptions at bill sense 3a
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