How to Use make an exception in a Sentence

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• 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
• Still Here has convinced me to make an exception to my high-waist only rule.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2021
• The defense is asking the court for more time to decide, or to make an exception to that rule.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 11 June 2023
• So did China make an exception for Gu?
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
• Others, such as New York, make an exception for those workers.
  — Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2020
• Others mention that a plane ride is an excellent time to make an exception to screentime rules.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Sep. 2024
• Authorities would have to make an exception to allow the country’s largest bank to get even bigger.
  — Hannah Levitt, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2023
• The Colemans never let their daughter go out on a school night, but decided to make an exception.
  — Justin Baxley, ajc, 3 July 2021
• In Washington’s case though, Coburn felt compelled to make an exception.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Dec. 2022
• Yet the stuffiest etiquette experts would surely make an exception for the queen of England.
  — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
• Woods will make an exception and use a cart this week at the PNC Championship.
  — Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2021
• But when Rui Hachimura is playing this way, the Lakers coach will make an exception.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Carter said the city should make an exception for Scott, who represents Baltimore’s best.
  — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 24 Dec. 2020
• The groom’s father eventually got involved and tried to encourage the groom to make an exception.
  — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
• But if regulators make an exception for just one more bank, that would mean rescuing every teetering bank.
  — David Goldman, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
• The airline also refused to make an exception for Wetherell, according to the complaint.
  — Muri Assunção, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Sep. 2022
• Democrats said the Legislature should not make an exception to the law to help DeSantis.
  — Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• Pakistan can make an exception for crimes of honor, but all deliberate killings—of men, women, and children—have to be treated equally.
  — Nafisa Shah, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2016
• Walensky said that the CDC would make an exception for packed outdoor stadiums and concerts.
  — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Apr. 2021
• But the producers did once make an exception for Bernadette Yao, whose arm movements had become instantly iconic.
  — L. Wayne Hicks, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Jan. 2022
• Presumably, Tatum will make an exception and screen Deadpool & Wolverine.
  — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 July 2024
• Each school said the graduates were violating a school policy and refused to make an exception even as their families watched from the audience.
  — Nicquel Terry Ellis and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 10 June 2021
• Nevertheless, Bad Bunny decided to make an exception for one night.
  — Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 29 Sep. 2025
• 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
• But Grijalva has spent weeks petitioning the government to make an exception for his Olympic debut.
  — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 27 July 2021
• 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
• The Kings also have a similar list at the Golden 1 Center but make an exception for cowbells at Kings games.
  — Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• Although Costco typically does not offer refunds on gift card purchases, the company will make an exception in this case.
  — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
• But Roberts and the conservatives were also ready to make an exception for the Federal Reserve Board.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
• Biden’s only change to the Title 42 policy has been to make an exception for unaccompanied minors.
  — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 2 July 2021