Except and Slight

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Slight and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead a verb "Except".

Slight

Slight verb - To cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in.

Except and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Slight".

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.
  • 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.
  • Hand Blast 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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