poles apart
Example Sentences
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"Both, poles apart in genre, did great business," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
However, being ranked alongside meerkats and beavers doesn't mean our societies are the same - human society is poles apart.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
While the products themselves are poles apart, leaders from both industries have used similar rationales when discussing the responsibility they bear when their tools cause harm.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021
They’re poles apart, and yet — ironically or outrageously — they’re profoundly similar, both in how they’re impacting their audiences, and why their genres emerged when they did.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2019
In principles and tactics they were poles apart, and the bitterness between them was at fever heat.
From Violence and the Labor Movement by Hunter, Robert
