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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apart from

But Caballero has one weirdly specific skill that sets him apart from everybody else in the major leagues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“This big,” Ramirez said, putting his hands about a foot apart from each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

England have physicality and no little skill, but apart from Kane and Bellingham they have little other X-factor that can work the fine margins in their favour in the big games.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The forest sees 15 million visitors each year, making it vulnerable to fires -- quite apart from its sandy soil and vegetation consisting of ferns and highly flammable conifers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

He listened, but apart from the distant sound of a siren and the quiet moan of what he thought was wind in the trees, he could not hear her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Related Words

• farther
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