Sentence examples for exceptions not the rule from inspiring English sources

But those are the exceptions, not the rule".

But both accept those are ridiculous exceptions, not the rule.

But these are the exceptions, not the rule.

So Lancome and Target are the corporate exceptions, not the rule.

(Sony and Honda are exceptions, not the rule, among Japanese companies).

"The ones that survive are the exceptions, not the rule," Dr. Yanagimachi said.

Nelson Mandela is the exception, not the rule.

"Groupon is the exception, not the rule".

Excoriations are the exception, not the rule.

"Trump is the exception, not the rule.

But these were the exception, not the rule.