daylight between
idiom
: distance or difference between (people or things)
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
The team has won five straight games to put some daylight between themselves and their nearest rivals.
Examples of daylight between in a Sentence
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When together, there was minimal daylight between them regarding Shannon.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
In multiple speeches, Biden made clear there was no daylight between the United States and Israel and unveiled plans to boost U.S. military aid to the Jewish state by billions of dollars.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
Many of the institutional reforms and organizational changes Xi has wrought have focused on ensuring there is no daylight between the party and the military.
—David M. Finkelstein, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2023
There was little to no daylight between the panelists’ views, and they were tethered by a common goal: calling attention to their own brands by sitting on the shoulders of the very movement that afforded them the freedom to sit on that stage and talk in circles.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
Maloy and Hough debated in early August, showing relatively little daylight between them on key issues.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2023
And by the way, there’s no daylight between Southern California Edison and the Edison Electric Institute on this particular topic.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
Even as Meta’s executives look to put some daylight between Threads and Twitter, the rapid rise of Threads only appears to have deepened Musk’s longtime feud with Zuckerberg.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 10 July 2023
But anytime Trump didn’t agree with his advice, Pence viewed his role as vice president to show no daylight between them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
In multiple speeches, Biden made clear there was no daylight between the United States and Israel and unveiled plans to boost U.S. military aid to the Jewish state by billions of dollars.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
Many of the institutional reforms and organizational changes Xi has wrought have focused on ensuring there is no daylight between the party and the military.
—David M. Finkelstein, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2023
There was little to no daylight between the panelists’ views, and they were tethered by a common goal: calling attention to their own brands by sitting on the shoulders of the very movement that afforded them the freedom to sit on that stage and talk in circles.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
Maloy and Hough debated in early August, showing relatively little daylight between them on key issues.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2023
And by the way, there’s no daylight between Southern California Edison and the Edison Electric Institute on this particular topic.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
Even as Meta’s executives look to put some daylight between Threads and Twitter, the rapid rise of Threads only appears to have deepened Musk’s longtime feud with Zuckerberg.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 10 July 2023
But anytime Trump didn’t agree with his advice, Pence viewed his role as vice president to show no daylight between them.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
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