technicality
Example Sentences
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“It can be moved easily. It’s not impeding on anyone. I don’t feel I do anything bad. Not having a permit is just a technicality. I believe what I’m doing is right.”
From Los Angeles Times
One trader took to X to complain about the technicalities surrounding this market.
From MarketWatch
Some residents claim East Lothian Council ignored a petition with 7,000 signatures on a "technicality," while an initial consultation attracted hundreds of objections.
From BBC
The way he saw it, the Swedes were trying to win by technicality instead of skill on the ice.
“A technicality. It pertains to both of us. Look inside.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.