technicality

Example Sentences

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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

He was relased from detention weeks later on a technicality.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

At the very last second, just as Charles was nearing victory, the batty billionaire disqualified him on a trumped-up technicality.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein