except for
preposition
1
: with the exception of
everyone was gone except for me
2
: were it not for
except for you I would be dead
Examples of except for in a Sentence
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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Police said all of its occupants were rescued except for the woman and boy, who were later found dead.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Powell says the law establishing the Fed does not allow a president to fire a chair except for cause.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The quick answer is not really, except for a very few.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
That was the sharpest drop except for that seen at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Powell says the law establishing the Fed does not allow a president to fire a chair except for cause.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
The quick answer is not really, except for a very few.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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