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exceptions

noun as in leaving out

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Example Sentences

Vonnegut straddled both realms, so there are always exceptions.

There were exceptions, as our instructor, Kimberlee Sue Moran, pointed out, but criminals behaved in mostly predictable ways.

“I know this sounds harsh, but there are to be no exceptions,” it says.

With both, he appeared to benefit from unusual exceptions or political intervention.

Exceptions are granted for self-defense, or when the U.N. Security Council specifically authorizes it.

A ten-hour day, speaking in general terms and leaving out individual exceptions, is probably more productive than a day of twelve.

Subject to the exceptions hereafter named, all dates and numbers should be exactly expressed in the date or number words.

The tone is with few exceptions sweet in quality and seldom powerful, but admirably suited to the amateur.

In the English version—with a few unimportant exceptions—the dates are given according to both calendars.

The streets are unusually wide and with few exceptions the buildings are modern.

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On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to exceptions, such as: omission, rejection, exclusion, barring, expulsion, and reservation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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