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
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Single tickets bought in Michigan, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming matched all five numbers except for the Powerball and added the Power Play worth $2 million each.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
And the Keys are not looking like an outdoor paradise, except for ducks, given its even odds for afternoon deluges, according to the weather service.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Who’s to say, except for the happy couple themselves.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The numbers are too large for a mind to hold except for the sense of loss.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
And the Keys are not looking like an outdoor paradise, except for ducks, given its even odds for afternoon deluges, according to the weather service.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Who’s to say, except for the happy couple themselves.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
The numbers are too large for a mind to hold except for the sense of loss.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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