Explore Technicality through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like trifle or triviality. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Technicality in a sentence
Technicality meaning
- The quality or state of being technical.
- That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like.
- A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters.
Synonyms of Technicality
Using Technicality
- The main meaning on this page is: The quality or state of being technical. | That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade, profession, sect, or the like. | A minor detail, rule, law, etc., seemingly insignificant to a non-specialist but which has significant consequences in larger matters.
- Useful related words include: trifle, triviality, detail, item.
- In the example corpus, technicality often appears in combinations such as: on technicality, the technicality, technicality of.
Context around Technicality
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 14 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Technicality
- In this selection, "technicality" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legal, wrinkle, leaving and lol stand out and add context to how "technicality" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on a technicality and address a technicality wrinkle. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "technicality" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with technicality
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
John Brooks escapes a tricky decision on a technicality. (9 words)
Though flowers have sparked his interest, he found the technicality of flora overwhelming. (13 words)
Soon after, he said he realized he gravitated toward the technicality of classical singing. (14 words)
Thirdly- the claim of the party before the court was not a substantive claim, it was a claim based on technicality because if I come to court and say I scored the highest votes and I can prove it, that is substantive. (42 words)
The final production of Artist Rep's sees a grief-wracked writer navigate a weird-out ghostwriting gig: He's hired to pen the biography of a wealthy man who was acquitted of his wife's murder on a technicality. (40 words)
Even when a Reynolds project isn’t technically in a Marvel film, they still possess that irritating, depthless sheen: films such as 2021’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard are superhero schlock in spirit, if not in technicality. (37 words)
How apt are the above words in the headline for the Ariwoola Supreme Court now being described as “supreme court of technicality and injustice”? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Compatibility issues: Some users have complained about experiencing compatibility issues with their older phones, a technicality that can be resolved.
He also stated that Obi based his case on a technicality to nullify the nomination of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima.
How apt are the above words in the headline for the Ariwoola Supreme Court now being described as “supreme court of technicality and injustice”?
If you're a fan of technicality with classical flair, and you're not already on the train, you're making a mistake with your life choices.
John Brooks escapes a tricky decision on a technicality.
Justice Webster Nicholas Chinamora, who resigned last week following corruption allegations, is said to have granted the order for Mutumbuka to vacate his house on a technicality.
Legalism, in this context, works on the assumption that officials, including politicians, can avoid doing what’s right if they can hide their cowardice behind some legal technicality.
Lengthening eligibility from one month to six, or even a year, would also reduce administrative costs, while also lowering the chance someone will lose benefits over a technicality.
Soon after, he said he realized he gravitated toward the technicality of classical singing.
The final production of Artist Rep's sees a grief-wracked writer navigate a weird-out ghostwriting gig: He's hired to pen the biography of a wealthy man who was acquitted of his wife's murder on a technicality.
These types of tropes where the hero is more than capable of winning but loses by some technicality, which prevents the world from recognizing their true power can cause readers frustration.
Thirdly- the claim of the party before the court was not a substantive claim, it was a claim based on technicality because if I come to court and say I scored the highest votes and I can prove it, that is substantive.
Though flowers have sparked his interest, he found the technicality of flora overwhelming.
Uganda’s Constitutional Court later struck down the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act on a technicality.
A long-proposed hotel is returning before a city of Charleston zoning board to address a technicality wrinkle.
Bonilla's case was one of 74 that were dismissed this week due to the technicality, leaving a number of alleged victims and their supporters heartbroken.
Even when a Reynolds project isn’t technically in a Marvel film, they still possess that irritating, depthless sheen: films such as 2021’s The Hitman’s Bodyguard are superhero schlock in spirit, if not in technicality.
In a statement, Miyares spokesperson Victoria LaCivita said the dismissal of the verdict “is based on a technicality.
It's a technicality that could leave Harris County with a mess on its hands.
Late 2005 premiere, December 11th, so I'm counting it in, even if it's only a technicality, lol.
Common combinations with technicality
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on technicality 29×
- the technicality 9×
- technicality of 8×
- legal technicality 6×
- technicality that 5×
- of technicality 5×
- technicality and 5×
- another technicality 3×
- technicality the 3×
- technicality to 2×