mere technicality

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

Used to emphasize that a technical detail is unimportant.

technicalityADJECTIVE + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • The court dismissed the lawsuit on a mere technicality.
  • Don't let a mere technicality prevent us from achieving our goal.
  • They tried to disqualify her candidacy based on a mere technicality.
  • The issue was resolved quickly as it was only a mere technicality.
  • We shouldn't argue over such a mere technicality.
  • His appeal failed due to a mere technicality in the paperwork.
  • It seemed like a mere technicality, but it had significant legal implications.
  • The committee overlooked the mere technicality to proceed with the main agenda.
  • To him, the entire debate was about a mere technicality.
  • The contract was invalidated on a mere technicality, much to their frustration.