apart from

preposition

: other than : besides, except for

Examples of apart from in a Sentence

apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape
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Given the ownership has consistently stated the men’s team is the priority, the women’s team, apart from budgets and executive decision-making, has been largely left to its own devices. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 What really sets it apart from the other new sweaters and classic cardigans? Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 The order also requires Chicago Police Department officers to wear official police uniforms, with face masks prohibited, so that city residents can tell them apart from federal officers. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 The youngest of those sisters, Rosa, is played by the aforementioned Charli xcx, contributing a serviceable performance that doesn’t demand much of her apart from the need to look ravishingly exotic and rocking her famous mane of brunette waves. Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apart from

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apart from was in 1724

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“Apart from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apart%20from. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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