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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Kelly Dever is that rarest of exceptions that proves the rule.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
By granting autonomy and holding people accountable for outcomes, Hastings created a culture where innovation wasn’t the exception, but the expectation.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In this case, the videos are permitted under a public interest exception, but only with restrictions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Cho didn’t give any further specifics on the ESTA visas, which typically do not allow employment, however do allow for some work under specific business exceptions.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
By granting autonomy and holding people accountable for outcomes, Hastings created a culture where innovation wasn’t the exception, but the expectation.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
In this case, the videos are permitted under a public interest exception, but only with restrictions.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Cho didn’t give any further specifics on the ESTA visas, which typically do not allow employment, however do allow for some work under specific business exceptions.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exception. Accessed 16 Sep. 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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