Examples of exception in a Sentence
There will be no exceptions to this rule.
I take strong exception to your assessment of his singing ability.
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But each time the tariffs were slated to take effect, calls with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum kept the tariffs at bay — or provided exceptions for crucial cross-border industries, such as a one-month delay on tariffs for auto manufacturers.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
The main exception in the worldwide data is Israel, which has higher-than-average birth rates and has been subsidizing IVF since the early 1980s.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Establishments in CityPlace and Downtown Doral, however, will be barred from obtaining the special exception.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit said Idaho’s ban, which has a few narrow exceptions, does not give health care providers the ability to perform abortions when a patient’s health — but not their life — is at risk.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
The main exception in the worldwide data is Israel, which has higher-than-average birth rates and has been subsidizing IVF since the early 1980s.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Establishments in CityPlace and Downtown Doral, however, will be barred from obtaining the special exception.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit said Idaho’s ban, which has a few narrow exceptions, does not give health care providers the ability to perform abortions when a patient’s health — but not their life — is at risk.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exception. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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exception
noun
ex·cep·tion
ik-ˈsep-shən 
1
: the act of excepting : exclusion
it's all here, with the exception of the sweater
2
: a case where a rule does not apply
we'll make an exception this time
3
: an objection or a ground for objection
took exception to the remark
Legal Definition
exception
noun
ex·cep·tion
1
: something that is excepted or excluded
especially
: a situation to which a rule does not apply
the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make —U.S. Constitution art. III
U.S. Constitution art. III 2
: an act of excepting
especially
: exclusion of a section of real property from a conveyance compare reservation
3
: a usually written objection especially to a judge's ruling
filed an exception raising a question regarding jury instructions
—used especially in equity proceedings
see also bill of exceptions at bill sense 3a
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