How to Use the exception rather than the rule in a Sentence

the exception rather than the rule

noun phrase

• Until now, those of us who have stood out in the arts have been the exception rather than the rule.
  — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
• But this success appears to be the exception rather than the rule.
  — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 June 2026
• The years when good ice ran several miles out from shore are the exception rather than the rule now.
  — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
• Many innovative series have encountered problems, with Formula E the exception rather than the rule.
  — James Morris, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Periods of extended peace were historically the exception rather than the rule, often confined to specific regions or short intervals.
  — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
• While adaptive athletes occasionally appear in commercials, social media campaigns, and brand partnerships, these moments are the exception rather than the rule.
  — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
• Each can contains five to eight ingredients, no artificial additives, and prints both its full ingredient list and full nutritional facts on the label, a level of transparency that, as anyone who shops the RTD aisle knows, is the exception rather than the rule.
  — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026