Sentence examples for except for one detail from inspiring English sources

The rest of the narrative is so predictable it would tell itself, except for one detail.

The latest acquisition by data storage giant EMC wasn't especially notable, except for one detail.

Perfect, except for one detail: there's a problem with the guy in the far left corner.

— Except for one detail and one horrifying crime, Donald Schmidt is a run-of-the-mill juvenile offender.

He was set up to soak the Seattle Mariners in salary arbitration, except for one detail: against the advice of his agent, Scott Boras, Rodriguez had let the Mariners buy out all his arbitration years.

It was a typical hospital scene, except for one detail: the two women, both in their early 30's, were perfectly healthy, and about to have major surgery that they did not need.

The local 6th graders at East Dover Elementary School in Toms River, NJ, dressed in period costumes--which meant suits, ties, and fedoras for the boys and dresses and short white gloves for the girls--staged a faithful-except-for-one-detail reenactment of the Hiss case... The students had spent most of a year studying the case, and their presentation of the evidence lasted about an hour.

She is the woman of my dreams, except for one, tiny detail: She insists on going to India for our honeymoon.

She's the woman of my dreams, except for one, tiny detail: she insisted on going to India for our honeymoon.

It all fit perfectly — except for one tiny detail.

Castillo might have had a shot to get Mark Teixeira at the plate, except for one important detail.