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save for

Preposition

Meaning

save for

With the exception of
Synonyms: besides, except for; see also Thesaurus:except

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Examples

Quiet, the Unicorn, In contemplation stilled, With acceptance filled; Quiet, save for his horn; Alive in his horn; Horizontally, In captivity; Perpendicularly, Free. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Everything looked utterly normal, exactly as Thalia had expected save for the absence of a rampaging mob. Alastair Reynolds

A strange persuasion came upon me that, save for the grossness of the line, the grotesqueness of the forms, I had here before me the whole balance of human life in miniature, the whole interplay of instinct, reason, and fate in its simplest form. H. G. Wells

Lines slip easily down the accustomed grooves. The old designs are copied so glibly that we are half inclined to think them original, save for that very glibness. Virginia Woolf

We must ensure that every worker has healthcare and is able to save for their retirement. We must ensure that our workers have safe and health working conditions. Leonard Boswell

In youth we need to save for what old age will bring. Sicilian Proverb

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