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Discover LudwigThe phrase "except a few" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase to refer to a situation in which most things are true or applicable, but not all of them. For example: All of the students in the class had completed the assignment except a few.
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Except a few pathogenic species, trichomonads are harmless commensals living in the alimentary tract of wide range of hosts.
But hardly anyone caught the allusion, except a few professional historians and very senior citizens.
"Except a few billion dollars".
Nobody, except a few".
Edition destroyed except a few copies.
There's nothing there except a few bones.
I sold everything except a few clothes.
Dried blend films were optically clear except a few compositions.
"Not much about trains specifically, except a few.
Nobody, except a few unfortunate students, paid any attention.
You couldn't find records, except a few specialist discs of music collected by anthropologists.
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