- plural of exception.
exceptions
Example Sentences
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In London, 27 of the capital's 33 local authorities said in their FOI responses that they allowed exceptions to the pavement parking ban through bays or signage in some locations.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The public isn’t generally allowed to touch the locomotive, but the crew makes exceptions during stops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
DDT is a pesticide so dangerous to the environment that it was banned worldwide more than 50 years ago, with rare exceptions; its effects are still traceable in the environment today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
According to Kavanaugh, even Wong Kim Ark’s closed set of constitutional exceptions can be expanded to apply “to new circumstances” based on subsequent developments “largely unknown or unanticipated” by the Framers of the 14th Amendment.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
With very few exceptions, Africans at the time did not enjoy private tide to land in South Africa but were tenants paying rent annually to the government.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
