Examples of exemption in a Sentence
They were granted exemptions from military service.
You can claim a tax exemption for each of your dependents.
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The rules are riddled with conditional exemptions that even experienced attorneys struggle to interpret.
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Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s government is pushing a divisive conscription bill that would entrench the existing exemption for ultra-Orthodox men from mandatory military service, when the Israeli army publicly acknowledges a shortfall of 15,000 soldiers during wartime.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Dozens of states have expansive vaccine exemptions for religion and personal belief.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s government is pushing a divisive conscription bill that would entrench the existing exemption for ultra-Orthodox men from mandatory military service, when the Israeli army publicly acknowledges a shortfall of 15,000 soldiers during wartime.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
An Iraqi official, however, cautioned that the usefulness of the exemption will depend on whether shipping companies are willing to risk entering the strait to collect cargoes.
—Patrick Sykes, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
Dozens of states have expansive vaccine exemptions for religion and personal belief.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exemption
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exemption. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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exemption
noun
ex·emp·tion
ig-ˈzem(p)-shən 
1
: the act of exempting : the state of being exempt
2
: something that is exempted
Legal Definition
exemption
noun
ex·emp·tion
ig-ˈzemp-shən
1
: the act of exempting or state of being exempt
2
: one that exempts or is exempted: as
a
: an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted gross income under the tax laws see also Internal Revenue Code compare deduction, exclusion, tax credit
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dependency exemption
\
də-ˈpen-dən-sē-
\
: an exemption that is allowed for each dependent who qualifies under the tax laws (as sections 151 and 152 of the Internal Revenue Code)
Note: Under the federal income tax laws, the dependency exemption is allowed for each dependent whose gross income is less than the exemption or who is a child of the taxpayer and is under 19 or a student under 24.
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personal exemption
: an exemption that is allowed for the taxpayer or for the taxpayer and spouse if filing a joint return
b
: the right created by federal and state laws to exempt specified types of property from a bankruptcy estate
precludes the debtor from using the exemptions in the Bankruptcy Code
also
: a type of property that may be claimed as exempt see also Bankruptcy Code
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