apart from

preposition

Synonyms of apart fromnext
: 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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Neal said one of the big takeaways from Artemis II, apart from the performance of the Orion spacecraft itself, will be to teach NASA how to make geology part of human spaceflight again. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026 And the group’s most recent album, 2025’s Live in Amsterdam, showcases the kind of spontaneous improvised moments, including Peters’ bass solos, that set GoldFish apart from many dance acts with more strictly electronic sounds. Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026 No one thing sets Palomar College apart from other community college softball teams in the area. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 So, onto North America – which was pretty much just the US, apart from Horseshoe Falls. New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026 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 11 Apr. 2026.

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