except for
preposition
1
: with the exception of
Everyone was gone except for me.
2
: were it not for
except for you I would be dead
Synonyms of except for
Examples of except for in a Sentence
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
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—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
These spaces, however, failed to become meeting places except for workers on lunch breaks who have no other place to sit.
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—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
The no-burn alert is in effect for most of Southern California except for the High Desert, Coachella Valley and areas above 3,000 feet in elevation.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
These spaces, however, failed to become meeting places except for workers on lunch breaks who have no other place to sit.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
All would be well in the world except for our heroine, our goddess, our ICON, Sylvie, is chugging vodka and smoking a cigarette and NOT in a fun way.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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