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

There are many different factors that go into how a whiskey tastes, and some would argue that the barrel is the most impactful and that the act of distillation eliminates any element of terroir (Ireland’s Waterford Whisky would forcefully beg to differ, however). —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 June 2024

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