except for
preposition
Definition of except for
1 : with the exception of <everyone was gone except for me>
2 : were it not for <except for you I would be dead>
Examples of except for in a sentence
<except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all>
15th Century
First Known Use of except for
15th century
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