Sentence examples for except for long from inspiring English sources

There were no trends, except for long, slender lines — just a beautiful collection that had a young, fresh elegance.

They were at times almost or entirely invisible, except for long, flowing skirts or undone hair that flashed in the light.

He grinned at the guys and they grinned back, except for Long, who is not a grinner, especially when there is a problem, which there was.

My head was shaved, except for long bangs, and Michael's hair looked like someone had literally put a bowl on his head and shaved all around it.

Most popular by far was the lute, which could produce the major elements of instrumental style except for long, sustained tones.

Those of us who choose to get around on foot (except for long distances, when mass transit is preferred) are already squeezed pretty hard on sidewalks, where so much space is gobbled up by outdoor restaurants, construction sheds, security bollards, newspaper stands, bus shelters and other forms of street "furniture".

None of us could see any future except for long-term unemployment".

Each release is supported with updates and bug fixes for 18 months—except for Long-Term Support versions, which get three years of updates and technical support.

This guesswork has produced more than 100 candidate genes in recent years, none of which could be confirmed except for long-known variants in the mechanism used by the immune system to recognize proteins that are foreign to the body.

Cities are responsible for the traffic on their territory except for long-distance rail and autobahns.

Contrary to the huge seismic moment release, the seismic intensity was not as large as expected, except for long-period slip pulses and basin resonance.