a difference of opinion
idiom
: lack of agreement
There seems to be a difference of opinion about what we should do next.
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But a difference of opinion on third down gave the Lions life, and an 18-yard pass to Sam LaPorta compounded by a helmet-to-helmet penalty on rookie Kamren Kinchens put the Lions in field goal range.
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024
The stark divide owed in part to a difference of opinion about the role of corporate profiteering in the pandemic-era bout of inflation, as well as a clash over the effectiveness of government intervention in addressing it.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
When the only difference between truth and fiction is a difference of opinion on the left or the right.
—Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
There was a difference of opinion between how Mahito would slice and dig his blade into the fish.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 8 Sep. 2024
The stark divide owed in part to a difference of opinion about the role of corporate profiteering in the pandemic-era bout of inflation, as well as a clash over the effectiveness of government intervention in addressing it.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2024
When the only difference between truth and fiction is a difference of opinion on the left or the right.
—Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
There was a difference of opinion between how Mahito would slice and dig his blade into the fish.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for a difference of opinion
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“A difference of opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20difference%20of%20opinion. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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