make no difference
idiom
variants
or not make any difference
: to not cause any change : to be unimportant
"When would you like to leave?" "It makes no difference (to me)."
The weather didn't make any difference in our plans.
Examples of make no difference in a Sentence
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The Court could thus decline to answer the question of whether the speech is protected under the Brandenburg standard, since that question would make no difference to the outcome.
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Thomas A. Berry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
If the mouse songs were innate, as long presumed, the surgical alteration would make no difference at all.
—Sonia Shah, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that will make no difference to the global climate.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
Glasses marketed to filter out blue light probably make no difference to eye strain or sleep quality.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
Bill Spitalnick Newport Beach Advertisement :: A’s fans can protest in East Bay, and rural Nevadans can hate the proposal, but that will make no difference to the big money boys.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Or will the failure to screen make no difference, affirming the critics’ view that all this testing isn’t worth it?
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
Most Americans overall also said the opinions of Jewish people and organizations make no difference to them when considering whether a statement or idea is anti-Semitic.
—Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2020
All who flee a conflict situation have the same right to safe passage under UN Convention and the colour of their passport or their skin should make no difference.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2022
Thomas A. Berry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2024
If the mouse songs were innate, as long presumed, the surgical alteration would make no difference at all.
—Sonia Shah, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that will make no difference to the global climate.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
Glasses marketed to filter out blue light probably make no difference to eye strain or sleep quality.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2023
Bill Spitalnick Newport Beach Advertisement :: A’s fans can protest in East Bay, and rural Nevadans can hate the proposal, but that will make no difference to the big money boys.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Or will the failure to screen make no difference, affirming the critics’ view that all this testing isn’t worth it?
—BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2021
Most Americans overall also said the opinions of Jewish people and organizations make no difference to them when considering whether a statement or idea is anti-Semitic.
—Ben Sales, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Oct. 2020
All who flee a conflict situation have the same right to safe passage under UN Convention and the colour of their passport or their skin should make no difference.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 3 Mar. 2022
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“Make no difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20no%20difference. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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