How to Use except for in a Sentence

except for

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• All of that’s still true, except for the whiskey drinkin’ part.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
• All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the grand prize.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
• But at 63, he’s been on the case longer than anyone else except for the judge.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
• The living room is dark except for the light coming from the TV.
  — Jennifer Cloer, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
• The virus has been found in every state in the country except for Hawaii.
  — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
• Step 3: Get the Cutting Ready First, remove all the leaves except for the top set.
  — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2024
• Remove all leaves except for two at the tip from the cutting.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
• The 10 losers from the top 20 dropped between zero and six spots each except for the two from the Mountain West.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2024
• Andrew told us not to bring any of our stuff, except for Matt’s drums.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023
• Rap was largely left out of the top four prizes, except for Ice Spice’s new artist nod.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
• The plot has almost no twists, except for one big one at the end that can only be called corny.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
• All the artists except for Lieber, the younger brother of Marvel legend Stan Lee, were dead at the time of the filings.
  — J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
• So, the whole year is Halloween except for my birthday.
  — Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
• That would be great except for one fact and that is history.
  — Iliza Shlesinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023
• None of them live here except for my sister, and the rest are flying in every month.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 22 May 2024
• That's pretty much the rule across the board — except for Frontier Airlines.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
• If closed, treat the cardigan as a sports coat, with all the buttons buttoned except for the lowest one.
  — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
• For now, the Colts and Jeff Saturday will take this version of him -- except for one thing.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2022
• Security footage showed a group of boys in the street who start to run, except for one who falls to the ground, bleeding.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2023
• But river otters can be found in every region of the state except for the Keys.
  — Robyn Murrell, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2023
• One by one, every single student left the classroom except for the three as a sign of protest.
  — Jamie Wax, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Zelda, alone except for a fairy companion named Tri, must flip the script and save Link for once.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
• All images, except for the winning logo, were marked by a black square.
  — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
• The soundstage was dark, except for a single ghost light at its center.
  — EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
• The 41-year-old said there was very little damage to her house, except for some mild flooding in her garage.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
• The official goes down the line, giving every girl except for her a medal.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• First, boil everything except for the liver in 4 cups of water for 1½ to 2 hours.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
• Cowboy Stew Recipe Notes Chop all the veggies (except for the potatoes) ahead of time—even the day before—for the easiest dinner prep.
  — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
• All the other competitors — except for Geyer, who did not get to vote — voted to send him packing.
  — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024