apart from

as in except
not including apart from the saggy roof, the cottage is in pretty good shape

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Recent Examples of apart from That has created a valuable business line apart from the company’s No. 2 line of TV sets. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 May 2025 As night falls, the usually vibrant city is eerily quiet — apart from the occasional sound of gunfire. Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 Rich Strike and Mystik Dan are the only horses to win at odds of greater than 15-1, apart from races where there were disqualifications. Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025 What sets it apart from other labels is its signature punk and subversive aesthetics, consequently appealing to brides who crave something different and unique and want to express their individuality. Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apart from
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  • At Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort, face masks are required in public areas, except when dining or swimming, capacity of public areas will be limited, and housekeeping and public area attendants will increase their cleaning procedures.
    Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2020
  • The city advised all residents to stay inside except those going to and from work and anyone seeking or giving emergency care, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's official Twitter account.
    NBC News, NBC News, 1 June 2020
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  • And the two young men who were lying beside me, deep underground, who are still there.
    Tal Shoham, Time, 9 May 2025
  • Prior to The Studio, Monterroso Mejia also worked beside actors like Keke Palmer in One of Them Days, Will Ferrell in You’re Cordially Invited, and Quinta Brunson in Abbott Elementary.
    Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2025
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  • But his death had many contributing factors besides being unable to breath while face down on the ground.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati.com, 2 June 2020
  • The airline’s crew members and ground services personnel are undergoing detailed health check-ups at regular intervals, besides wearing protective gear at all times.
    Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 31 May 2020
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  • According to the 2019 American Community Survey, around sixty-eight million people speak a language other than English at home—a near-threefold increase since the nineteen-eighties.
    Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Remember, the Democrats and Kamala illegally paid her millions of Dollars for doing nothing other than giving Kamala a full throated ENDORSEMENT.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 19 May 2025
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  • And except for hippie scientists at the story’s center, people generally seem to resist humanizing SecUnits anyway, viewing them as a useful piece of equipment (or in some cases, a weapon to be feared).
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • There is not a car, building or sign of modern civilization in sight except for the brief passing of a few other tourists.
    Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
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  • Normally, big job losses trigger massive searches for full-time jobs, but this crisis has been anything but normal.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 1 June 2020
  • Despite the pleas for calm, the nation seemed anything but as a fitful week drew to a close.
    Robert Klemko, Washington Post, 30 May 2020

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“Apart from.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apart%20from. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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