beg to differ

idiom

: to politely disagree with someone

You say that the candidates are essentially the same, but I beg to differ.

Examples of beg to differ in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watchful fans who have seen Swift’s tour dates over and over would beg to differ, as her lead vocals have variations in tone from night to night, and although the music is admittedly error-free, elements of her band’s playing are clearly live at various points in the night. —Chris Willman, Variety, 24 June 2024

Those behind the study, published in the journal PeerJ, beg to differ. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2024

But Garrett Hedlund, Taylor Kitsch, Taylor Lautner, Ansel Elgort, Ryan Phillippe, Zac Efron, Alex Pettyfer, Eric Bana, Ben Barnes, Armie Hammer, Alden Ehrenreich, Charlie Hunnam, Miles Teller and Jai Courtney might beg to differ. —Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024

Goggle’s projects Google may certainly beg to differ. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 May 2024

Sharon Stone is naming names — though William Baldwin would beg to differ. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024

The famous designers who have been dressing Margot Robbie in meticulous reproductions of Barbie clothes would surely beg to differ. —Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2024

The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ. —CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024

Other viewers may beg to differ, of course, but like Angot’s writing, the film as a whole has a magic mirror quality, like so many abuse stories; everyone sees something slightly different reflected in the surface, depending on their own experience. —Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024