'cept
Americanpreposition
Example Sentences
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“Ah dunno, ’cept yuh never mentioned it befo’, ” Georgia replies.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
"Nobody's gonna beat Liston 'cept old age," said Joe Louis.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Well, I don’t think he’d stick to roads,” Judd says, “Not a dog as shy as him. Shy as a field mouse, ’cept when he’s around rabbits.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Pale as chalk, he was, 'cept for the red welt where his tie'd burnt.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
“And I ain’t getting a bath ’cept once a month from now on.”
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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