for all practical purposes
Example Sentences
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The supermajority then scolded lower courts for failing to anticipate that Humphrey’s Executor had, for all practical purposes, been silently overruled.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2025
Another government document stated that the islands were chosen “not only for their strategic location but also because they had, for all practical purposes, no permanent population”.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
"We're fooling ourselves if we think that abandoning, for all practical purposes, semiconductor manufacturing, is a smart strategy for the United States," Yellen said.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
Continuing a run of subpar performances, the offense was limited to 328 yards and for all practical purposes two field goals in a 21-6 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
On Earth, for all practical purposes, mass and weight are the same and so the terms can be treated as synonymous, at least outside the classroom.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
