fine distinction
Frequency: 6.88.9 per million words
A small and subtle, but important, difference.
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- The lawyer's argument depended on a very fine distinction between negligence and recklessness.
- Philosophers often debate the fine distinction between knowledge and belief.
- Understanding the fine distinction between these two chemical compounds is crucial for the experiment's success.
- There is a fine distinction to be made between being confident and being arrogant.
- The art critic was praised for her ability to perceive fine distinctions in the artist's brushwork.
- He failed the exam because he couldn't grasp the fine distinctions in grammatical rules.
- In her lecture, the professor drew a fine distinction between correlation and causation.
- It is important to make a fine distinction between helping someone and enabling their bad habits.
- The treaty's wording contains several fine distinctions that could be debated for years.
- Can you explain the fine distinction between empathy and sympathy?