The outer surface of the shell is almost completely smooth, except for barely visible spiral lines and occasional varices on the spire.
She speaks of him barely, except to call him "that bastard" and, for emphasis, "He wasn't a wonderful man".
It would be tempting to say that Barcelona were soon hanging on for dear life except they were barely hanging on at all.
Mr. Gilmore played typical jazz 4/4 triplets on the ride cymbal, except that they barely changed, and he did it really loudly.
Casualties were also distributed throughout the fleet, with Northumberland and Spencer suffering the worst and Atlas the least except for the barely engaged Agamemnon.
Nearly without exception, these albums have trickled into the marketplace barely noticed, except by the artists' diehard fans.
It has produced several top bands but salsa is barely danced except by tourists.
Quiet, benign, his gestures small but eloquent, he barely talks except about the music.
Except for the port barely visible on her chest, her body in remission feels resilient.
But so far Moore has barely played except on special teams.
