technicality
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 1, 2026
I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
“I love the diligence and technicality of fine dining,” Ehler said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
She claimed she was "expelled on a technicality" after years of internally campaigning for the party to treat "sex as a protected characteristic".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
I lost the bet on a technicality because examples were produced of solutions with a singularity that was visible from a long way away.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing technicality
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