How do you use the word "exception" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "exception": We will make an exception of your case. There is an exception to every rule.

Exception Meaning

/əkˈsɛpʃən/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

nounThat which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.

Sentence Examples

We will make an exception of your case.

There is an exception to every rule.

But the church is an exception.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

exclusion

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The teacher made an ____ and allowed the late student to take the test.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Although most birds can fly, the ostrich is a notable ____ to this rule.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception From Middle English exception, excepcioun, from Anglo-Norman excepcioun, from Old French excepcion, from Latin exceptiō. Equivalent to except + -ion.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime." — 2012, Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow, →ISBN, page 31:

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