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
Examples of except for in a Sentence
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
Recent Examples on the Web
Running a red light is only an infraction in Idaho, so the law bars traffic-enforcement agencies from using the cameras to catch red-light runners, except for those instances that result in an accident.
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Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2025
Angela Weiss/Getty What To Know The alert took effect at 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and will remain in place at least through Friday night at 11 p.m.
Nearly all of Wisconsin is currently under the advisory, except for the southwest part of the state.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Broadcom recently cut members of the lowest tier of the VMware partner program in all of its geographies except for Europe, The Register pointed out.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
All specimens were found at night among the leaf litter on the forest except for the first two, which were discovered perched on a tree trunk and a branch, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
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Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2025
Angela Weiss/Getty What To Know The alert took effect at 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and will remain in place at least through Friday night at 11 p.m.
Nearly all of Wisconsin is currently under the advisory, except for the southwest part of the state.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Broadcom recently cut members of the lowest tier of the VMware partner program in all of its geographies except for Europe, The Register pointed out.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2025
All specimens were found at night among the leaf litter on the forest except for the first two, which were discovered perched on a tree trunk and a branch, according to the study.
—Lauren Liebhaber
july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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