at variance
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Not in accord; in a state of disagreement.
Example Sentences
- "Bill Clinton was elected on an untenable premise: that it is the job of the President to manage the economy. Yes, that is what we have come to expect of Presidents; but this expectation, the author argues, is punishingly at variance with anything any President can credibly deliver[.]"
- "In some contexts, German usage is at variance with English, e.g.: Ihr Büro ist im vierten Stock Her office is on the fourth floor"