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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Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
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The Bokashi method works for these materials, except for bones, which deteriorate extremely slowly and are best discarded.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The Bokashi method works for these materials, except for bones, which deteriorate extremely slowly and are best discarded.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Our intention is by Tuesday to fund all agencies of the federal government except for that one.
—NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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