Sentence examples similar to some things are an exception from inspiring English sources

Moderation in all things is a commendable maxim – but the exception is travel.

You look in the mirror with your old habit of thinking, 'While I accept that everyone grows old and dies, it's a funny thing, but I'm an exception to that rule.' Then it becomes a full-time job trying to convince yourself that it's true".

As in so many things digital, though, San Francisco is an exception.

Students' responses on sitting and talking about things with their families is an exception to that rule because 15-year-old girls were more likely than boys and more likely than 13 year old girls (with the exception of girls from Spain) to spend time together with their families sharing this kind of activity.

Donald McRae These things are, without exception, awful.

The Duffer brothers, creators of Stranger Things, are no exception.

President Hugo Chávez does not usually do things by halves but yesterday was an exception: he put Venezuela's clocks back half an hour.

In most cases, it's a great thing, but prostate cancer may be an exception.

In a shaky economy, companies are spending cautiously on most things, but computer storage in data centers is an exception.

These things are more exceptions than objections to the rule.

And they often include a pretty upbeat assessment of how things are going with the exception of A. -- I didn't think Q. pretty somber assessment this evening.