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

People such as Berenger, who have felt most acutely the loneliness of the human condition, are best equipped to endure it, inured as they are to the pain of standing apart from the mob.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

There were reasons for the way she perceived things, words for the sensory experiences that set her apart from peers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The delay has not fully been explained, apart from perhaps a desire to give Fleming a break after almost two decades with Chennai Super Kings.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

"But it endures anyway as a tradition that forges character, one that sets us apart from other branches of the armed forces."

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

For all the talk and struggle to get Uncle Jet to commit, Nathan realized he had no idea what the ceremony was, apart from the fact that it was seven days long.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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