Except
Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.
Slight
Slight verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.
Both words in one sentence
- On Chuck, everyone in Chuck's life ships Chuck & Sarah - except there's the slight problem that their entire relationship is a cover for Sarah being his CIA handler.
Source: Shipper On Deck / Live-Action TV - The only slight issue was the lack of available suitors for her to wed... except for the one choice she really shouldn't go with.
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Amok has something similar, except their source is more random, due to a slight case of power incontinence, meaning they can sometimes come out his dick.
Source: Hand Blast
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Slight and Except. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/slight
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Slight or Except. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/except/slight.
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