apart from

Idioms  

1. Also, aside from. Besides, except for. For example, Apart from jogging occasionally in the park, she gets no exercise, or Aside from Sunday dinner with his parents they have not gone out for months. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the variant from the early 1800s.

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Example Sentences

But he trained gingerly, apart from his teammates, this week as concern about the injury grew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Later it began printing a lowercase “m” on their shells—first in black, then white—to set M&M’s apart from copycats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

But it’s personality that shapes who we are, and provides us with the qualities that set us apart from others, making us truly exceptional.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

"Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" is far more reflective, and appears to be a deliberate attempt to set himself apart from Trump.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

We lived near Santa Maria but we were far apart from it.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

Related Words

• farther
• foreign
• out