Sentence examples for except for a broken from inspiring English sources

Except for a broken kettle, the basement kitchen was functional.

The new booth at 100th Street was the last spare booth Verizon owned, except for a broken one used for parts for the working booths, he said.

A week later there were few traces of the election at the Hajji Janat Gul High School, except for a broken ballot box seal and a pink sheet posted on a classroom wall showing the ballot count.

The English ships suffered no damage at all except for a broken mast on Samson due to the gale.

The first day he wrote steadily for eight hours, except for a break for lunch.

Mr Trudeau was Prime Minister from 1968 to 1984, except for a break in 1979.

He returned to Martinique during World War II and was mayor of Fort-de-France from 1945 to 2001, except for a break from 1983 to 1984.

They are very popular with skiers and walkers, and are open daily from 8.30am to 8pm (except for a break from the end of November to the beginning of December).

The race, which pits horses picked at random for the city's neighborhoods, is a tradition that took its current form in the 17th century and has been held every year for centuries, except for a break during World War II.

She was born in another flat in the same one-storey house and, except for a break during the second world war, she has spent all of her 68 years there.Her bedroom, perhaps 1 1/2 metres across, is filled with her late husband's clothing.

During July and August, except for a break to appear at the Reading Festival, the band were working on their next album, Bomber.