Examples of 'prove the rule' in a sentence

Meaning of "prove the rule"

prove the rule - A situation where an exception confirms the validity of a rule

How to use "prove the rule" in a sentence

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prove the rule
All exceptions that prove the rule.
Prove the rule.
Exceptions here only prove the rule.
Exceptions only prove the rule when you understand why they were made.
A few examples hardly prove the rule.
The minor highlights of the budget are simply exceptions that prove the rule.
But these exceptions prove the rule better.
But these few things are exceptions, and exceptions always prove the rule.
They actually prove the rule.
Obviously exceptions abound and appear in every generation, but exceptions tend to prove the rule.
But exceptions prove the rule.
In recent historical experience, China and India are the exceptions that prove the rule.
Exception might prove the rule.
Exceptions such as the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth prove the rule.
But the exceptions prove the rule in this case.

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Those anomalies are exceptions that prove the rule.
Exceptions to prove the rule.
There are counterexamples, though, which by their very rarity prove the rule.
Of course, but they prove the rule.
There are exceptions, of course, but like all exceptions they prove the rule.
Yes, but they only prove the rule.
The truth is, those examples are exceptions that prove the rule.
There are exceptions which prove the rule.
Facebook and Google are the exceptions that prove the rule.
As we know, the exceptions prove the rule.
But the very few exceptions serve only to prove the rule.
I suppose we had to find an exception to prove the rule.
A few exceptions serve only to prove the rule.
But these are the exceptions that prove the rule.
There are one or two exceptions that prove the rule.
Nabokov is one of the exceptions that prove the rule.
If there are exceptions, they prove the rule.
Alas, he is one of the rare exceptions that prove the rule.
And exceptions do not make the rule… they prove the rule.
Willy, Those anomalies are exceptions that prove the rule.
Of course, there's always the odd exception to prove the rule.
Here again, however, these may be exceptions that prove the rule.
There are ( very ) rare exceptions but thy do not prove the rule.
There is anomalies, pal . Those anomalies are exceptions that prove the rule.
And you only got one. You know, maybe you're the exception prove the rule.
Even the one marked exception to this trend-the spotted ( “ laughing ” ) hyena-may prove the rule.

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