for all practical purposes
Example Sentences
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The supermajority then scolded lower courts for failing to anticipate that Humphrey’s Executor had, for all practical purposes, been silently overruled.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025
Another government document stated that the islands were chosen “not only for their strategic location but also because they had, for all practical purposes, no permanent population”.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
"You could describe Doha at best as treading water, at worst as moving backwards. But at this point treading water is for all practical purposes moving backwards," he added.
From Reuters • Jun. 30, 2022
Continuing a run of subpar performances, the offense was limited to 328 yards and for all practical purposes two field goals in a 21-6 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2021
However, we still use Newton’s theory for all practical purposes because the difference between its predictions and those of general relativity is very small in the situations that we normally deal with.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
