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except for
Idioms and Phrases
Also, with the exception of . Other than, were it not for. For example, Except for Jack, everyone came to the party , or With the exception of the weather, everything went extremely well . [c. 1600]Example Sentences
Jeeves is a deus ex machina; we learn almost nothing about him, except for imperturbability and skill at solving the crises that Bertie falls into through his pure cloth-headedness.
That would be great, Kasten said, except for what he said was an insurmountable obstacle.
“I’ve really never been to the West Coast, except for just a game, pretty much for college. … I know we’re close to the beach. I’m a beach girly.”
Recent data from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office also found that the number of reported street takeovers has dropped in nearly every supervisorial district in the county except for the district represented by Mitchell.
Several days later, Trump changed his mind and ordered a temporary pause on the largest tariffs, except for China – which has now retaliated against the United States with a 125 percent tariff.
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