diff --git a/src/checkedframe/_utils.py b/src/checkedframe/_utils.py
index f8ded0b..db40da2 100644
--- a/src/checkedframe/_utils.py
+++ b/src/checkedframe/_utils.py
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ def get_class_members(object, predicate=None):
 def _parse_args_into_iterable(
     args: tuple[Any, ...] | tuple[Iterable[Any]],
 ) -> Iterable[Any]:
-    if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], Iterable):
-        return args[0]
+    if len(args) == 1:
+        x = args[0]
+
+        if isinstance(x, Iterable) and not isinstance(x, str):
+            return x
 
     return args
 
diff --git a/src/checkedframe/selectors.py b/src/checkedframe/selectors.py
index f4289ab..4fe4c1b 100644
--- a/src/checkedframe/selectors.py
+++ b/src/checkedframe/selectors.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from typing import Callable, Union
 
 from ._dtypes import Boolean, Categorical, CfUnion, Date, Datetime, String, TypedColumn
+from ._utils import _parse_args_into_iterable
 
 TypeOrInstance = Union[TypedColumn, type[TypedColumn], CfUnion]
 
@@ -41,13 +42,19 @@ def __xor__(self, other: Selector) -> Selector:
             lambda col, dtype: self.condition(col, dtype) != other.condition(col, dtype)
         )
 
-    def exclude(self, other: str | Iterable[str] | Selector) -> Selector:
-        if not isinstance(other, Selector):
-            selector_other = by_name(other)
-        else:
-            selector_other = other
+    def exclude(self, *other: str | Iterable[str] | Selector) -> Selector:
+
+        other_list = _parse_args_into_iterable(other)
+
+        for o in other_list:
+            if not isinstance(o, Selector):
+                selector_other = by_name(o)
+            else:
+                selector_other = o
+
+            self = self.__sub__(selector_other)
 
-        return self.__sub__(selector_other)
+        return self
 
 
 def _flatten_str_iterable(lst: Iterable[str | Iterable[str]]) -> list[str]:
diff --git a/tests/test_selectors.py b/tests/test_selectors.py
index 81c7b6f..7244f34 100644
--- a/tests/test_selectors.py
+++ b/tests/test_selectors.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ def test_exclude():
     assert cfs.numeric().exclude("int8")(SCHEMA) == ["float32"]
     assert cfs.numeric().exclude(cfs.by_name("int8"))(SCHEMA) == ["float32"]
     assert cfs.numeric().exclude(["int8"])(SCHEMA) == ["float32"]
+    assert cfs.all().exclude("list_string", "list_list_string")(SCHEMA) == [
+        "string",
+        "int8",
+        "float32",
+        "boolean",
+    ]
 
 
 def test_temporal_example():