at variance
Example Sentences
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The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.
It said bishops are responsible “to work to remedy situations that involve public actions at variance with the visible communion of the Church and the moral law.”
From Washington Post
This sustained tinge of hostility, so at variance with Ruth’s open and boisterous style, seems almost puritanical in its cumulative effect, and thus probably works against Sobol’s own intentions.
From New York Times
Such sentiments are at variance with the Episcopal Church’s own catechism, which says of Jesus, “By his resurrection, Jesus overcame death and opened for us the way of eternal life.”
From Washington Times
He has a tendency of expressing his views - which are often at variance with government policy - using strong language.
From BBC
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