make an exception

1. Exempt someone or something from a general rule or practice, as in Because it's your birthday, I'll make an exception and let you stay up as late as you want. This expression was first recorded about 1391.

Example Sentences

FEMA, which focused on providing assistance to local residents — and not properties owned by real estate companies — argued in letters to state officials that since it could rely on the Tahitian’s owners to rebuild the heart of Pacific Palisades’ affordable housing, it would make an exception and include the property.

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Now, he thought he would make an exception for a special anniversary performance under the full moon.

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The owner typically doesn’t take bookings so far out but was willing to make an exception — as long as the guest was willing to pay more.

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But when it comes to the country’s most vulnerable, he’s more than willing to make an exception.

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No, we can’t make an exception.

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