How to Use except for in a Sentence

except for

preposition
  • No one cared—except for the fans.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • No one else could make that song except for us.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Well, except for the bliss part.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • All of that’s still true, except for the whiskey drinkin’ part.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hill said there won’t be many changes this year, except for one part.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That is the end of the story except for one thing.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • No phones in sight except for the one taking the ad.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
  • It was pretty much done except for a few lines and a bridge.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • It was pretty much done except for a few lines of the bridge.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • His body was fully clothed except for one glove.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • No one left except for quick bathroom breaks.
    — Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • All events are free except for the movie screening.
    — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • No shopping except for food and gas.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Good news all around … except for one little thing.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Johnson has scored all of his cousin’s movies except for one.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • They were crowded in the pot, and are dead, except for two of the bulbs.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • The numbers are too large for a mind to hold except for the sense of loss.
    — Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • All prizes are set cash amounts, except for the Grand Prize.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Remove all leaves except for two at the tip from the cutting.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
  • By the time he was done the show was over except for five commercials.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • All of these are nocturnal except for the ground hogs.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • All of those teams are in last place except for the Twins, who just had a fire sale.
    — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The courthouse is dark except for the jury room.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Andrew told us not to bring any of our stuff, except for Matt’s drums.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 12 Sep. 2023

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