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
Synonyms of except for
Examples of except for in a Sentence
except for newscasts, I hardly watch any television at all
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Due to injuries/opt-outs, FIU was without is entire starting secondary except for safety Shamir Sterlin.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Dec. 2025
Twenty years later, nothing has changed—except for trillions of more dollars lost on software failures.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Turn the pork pieces and stir the pot, then continue cooking, mostly covered except for a crack, for 45 minutes longer.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 27 Dec. 2025
Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Dec. 2025
Twenty years later, nothing has changed—except for trillions of more dollars lost on software failures.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
Turn the pork pieces and stir the pot, then continue cooking, mostly covered except for a crack, for 45 minutes longer.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Except for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/except%20for. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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