How to Use exception in a Sentence

exception

noun
  • There will be no exceptions to this rule.
  • I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.
  • Prince is the second of the three exceptions to sign with the Chiefs.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Before, back in Salt Lake City, Joel was the exception to the rule.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But check our list here to see if your corner of the world is one of the exceptions.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The monthlong takeover of the Stay Cool Bar is no exception.
    Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The only exception to the law is if the mother's life is at risk.
    Sarah Maddox, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The exception is the free throw, stuck more or less where it’s always been.
    Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The only exception in the law is to save a mother's life.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Of course, days like Wednesday have to be the exception.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • With the exception of the laugh track, which is grating on the ear five decades later.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The only exception to this rule, the official said, would be when the videos of the rapes were shown.
    Katie Ebner-Landy, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Zink calls are some of the best out there, and their turkey calls are no exception.
    M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2023
  • But for now, these layoffs appear to be the exception, not the norm.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • One of the best parts of being a fan of something is the merch—and Hamilton is no exception.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 14 July 2022
  • There's always a fair amount of intrigue in the 800, and this year is no exception.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
  • One of the exceptions to the rule was a nurse and pro-life activist, Jeanne Head, who would bring him roses.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Supreme Court is great with the exception of the last appointment by Biden.
    Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • One of the most glaring exceptions is behind the plate.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The exception is Fox, which added 0.3 points to its share to climb to 6.4 percent of TV usage.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
  • The Schröder trade exception is $5.8 million, so that wouldn’t work for Poeltl.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Just understand that this is the exception, not the norm.
    Nerdwallet, cleveland, 15 Jan. 2023
  • It’s gone up pretty much the whole time with very few exceptions.
    Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The exception is one win from his third Super Bowl ring.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The golden arches tend to shine in bad times, though, and this was no exception.
    Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The Big Bend exception may be the next one to be eliminated.
    Michel Bruneau, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
  • In the House, most THC products still wouldn’t be allowed as the bill stands, with at least one exception: drinks.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The state of exception allowed the police to feel that the government had their backs.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Avoid leaving items in the sink (soaking a pot or pan is a minor exception) or out on the countertops with the intention of getting to them later.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
  • The only exceptions to Colorado’s firearm purchase age restriction are for those in the U.S. Military and for peace officers.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025

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