technicality

Example Sentences

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The decision turned on a technicality: Police demanded the surrender of four German shepherds; the disputed dogs are, in fact, one Dutch shepherd and three Belgian Malinois.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

He was relased from detention weeks later on a technicality.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

Although a technicality kept "Wicked"'s music from receiving recognition in the way it deserved on Oscar night, it doesn't strip Erivo, Grande and even Bailey's originality in their star-making performances.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 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