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 | Minabinett@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 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
  • 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 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 one exception was in front of the audience at her family’s church.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, there are notable exceptions amid the return-to-office push.
    — Steve Mollman, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
  • But there are some exceptions where cash bail is still allowed.
    — Patrick Keck, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • There is one group of people who might be an exception—those with very high triglycerides.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Now a patient must be about to die before a doctor can rely on the exception.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The exception to this is reports of change in taste or smell, which declined from 42% early in the pandemic.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The exception to this was parsley, which sprouted a week later.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
  • An exception would be this bridle leather belt from Tory Leather, which sports a gold-tone brass fastening in the shape of a spur.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And these subterranean liquid oceans seem to be the rule for our solar system, not the exception.
    — WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Brownsburg and Carmel Clay Schools, were exceptions, jumping by about 3%.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sure, there are always exceptions to the rule (never say never, right?), but the bigger thing here comes down to hunting ethics.
    — T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The only exception is Bald Head Island, where cars aren’t allowed.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • However, just like with any tax rule, there are caveats, exceptions, and nuances.
    — Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Most players, with a few exceptions, are simply cogs in a giant blue machine.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The exception is Mexican-American families whose presence in the U.S. goes back to the 1800s.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • At Cooper, the pictures are, with one or two exceptions, all black-and-white and uniformly quite small; some are no bigger than snapshots.
    — Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2023
  • During that time, it's increasingly become the exception to the rule.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The only exception to this rule was during late night football and baseball games when Casstevens was up against a deadline, Galloway said.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But the news Wednesday was that Powell’s mental and physical toughness doesn’t appear to be the exception.
    — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • There was one recent exception the Gomezes point out in their lawsuit, when the city repaired a major sewer backup at the Italian Hall in April 2022.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The exception to this depressing rule, though, is what’s commonly known as the industry award show.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2024

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