big exception

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used to describe a very significant exception.

exceptionADJECTIVE + NOUN

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big

Examples (10)

  • The one great exception to that rule was big enough to invalidate the entire theory.
  • Most companies struggled during the crisis, but there was one big exception that thrived.
  • She made a big exception to her usual policy for this special case.
  • The big exception in the data set required a complete revision of our conclusions.
  • While most students failed the exam, John was the big exception with a perfect score.
  • The company's no-refund policy has one big exception for manufacturing defects.
  • This big exception to our standard procedure needs board approval.
  • Among all the failed businesses, this startup was the big exception that succeeded.
  • The big exception to the otherwise consistent results puzzled the researchers.
  • They granted a big exception to the rule because of the extraordinary circumstances.