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

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

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Hamline disputes the nonrenewal constitutes a “firing” or a “dismissal,” though Redden said the school is making a distinction without a difference.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

Those who think otherwise, and thus compound with conscience, are only making a distinction without a difference.

From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt