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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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The current contest is far from an exception, with close to 90% of respondents in a May ABC News/Ipsos poll indicating that the economy is the most important issue in determining who gets their vote in November.
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 June 2024
Aside from a few exceptions in some states for things like escaping domestic violence or hostile workplaces, voluntarily leaving your job disqualifies you from receiving unemployment benefits.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Shohei Ohtani is also gunning for the same categories, with exception of the Best MLB Player category.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2024
The exception is Fox, which added 0.3 points to its share to climb to 6.4 percent of TV usage.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
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Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 26 June 2024
Aside from a few exceptions in some states for things like escaping domestic violence or hostile workplaces, voluntarily leaving your job disqualifies you from receiving unemployment benefits.
—Oshan Jarow, Vox, 26 June 2024
Shohei Ohtani is also gunning for the same categories, with exception of the Best MLB Player category.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2024
The exception is Fox, which added 0.3 points to its share to climb to 6.4 percent of TV usage.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
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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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