without a difference

Example Sentences

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As Carter pointed out, this was a distinction without a difference.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

That’s really a distinction without a difference, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

"But to me, that is a distinction without a difference," added Tribe.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2023

That may seem like a distinction without a difference, but it’s an important detail.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

But we may rest assured there is never any distinction in Scripture without a difference; and hence there is some good reason for the expression "gift of God."

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)