Can You Use Exception in a Sentence?

(1) I can't make an exception for you. (2) It's been cold, but today's an exception. (3) Few guitarists can sing as well as they can play; Eddie, however, is an exception. (4) Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception.

Can you start a sentence with exception?

Start with your main idea – not an exception. When you start a sentence with an introductory phrase or clause beginning with “except,” you almost certainly force the reader to reread your sentence. You are stating an exception to a rule before you have stated the underlying rule.

How do you use an exception?

: not including (someone or something) It's all here, with the exception of the sweater. With the (notable) exception of the bland soup, the food was very good. Everyone should be there, with the (possible) exception of my brother.