technicality

Example Sentences

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I grew up just outside Chicago, though “grew up” feels like a technicality.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

In recent weeks, however, the spy case collapsed over a seeming legal technicality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

She claimed she was "expelled on a technicality" after years of internally campaigning for the party to treat "sex as a protected characteristic".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025

Mr Najim was arrested in Italy on 21 January and unexpectedly freed days later "due to a legal technicality", the interior ministry said.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

After pulling off one of the great suburban escapes of all time, I’m getting sidelined on a technicality.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle