make an exception

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: to allow a rule not to be followed

She asked them to make an exception in her case.

Examples of make an exception in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This radio producer is leading a campaign to make an exception for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024

But, as some medical professionals familiar with Yeni’s care told me, the hospitals can make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024

The International Olympic Committee would have to make an exception to a rule permitting only teams playing as part of an official national Olympic committee to compete in the Games. —Colleen Long, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2023

The typically plant-leaning chefs of EMP make an exception to dig into the melange of meat dishes to honor the hospitality of being served a ceremonial meal; however, they are soon stupefied by the meat sweats. —Julian Manning, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023

Federal courthouses and the state of New York prohibit cameras inside, and the Washington, D.C., judge overseeing the Jan. 6 case didn’t make an exception for Trump. —Amber Phillips, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2023

But voters may make an exception for one that has so much on its mind and struck such a nerve in the culture. —Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Aug. 2023

Advertisement The city attorney’s office said during the hearing that the kiosk deal could prompt challenges to San Diego’s sign laws, because the council had to make an exception to those laws to approve the kiosks. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023

Senate leaders are also resisting pressure from rank-and-file lawmakers to make an exception for the Joint Chiefs, fearing that doing so would legitimize Mr. Tuberville’s protest — and encourage others harboring grievances with Pentagon policies to emulate his approach. —Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 10 July 2023