technicality

Example Sentences

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The way he saw it, the Swedes were trying to win by technicality instead of skill on the ice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

County Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed the complaint from Diesel’s accuser, Asta Jonasson, citing a technicality.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Mr Najim was freed due to a legal technicality, according to sources in Italy's interior ministry.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

Three days after it was filed, a state judge in Bluefield took one look at the case and threw it out of court on a technicality.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam