in more ways than one

idiom

: for more than one reason
Their story is a tragedy in more ways than one.

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In the process, Ant struck a nerve with Heather in more ways than one. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 There were the Defenders, his uneasy partnership with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), and of course his brief union (in more ways than one) with She-Hulk (Tatiana Maslany). David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 This has been a rocky year for Embiid in more ways than one. Tony Jones, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 Global Launch For Huawei’s Innovative Foldable Huawei’s latest fold is a flex in more ways than one. Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in more ways than one

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