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.
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On the other hand, the New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers could increase the daylight between themselves and their first-round rivals.
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The uncertainty has put daylight between the White House and Israel on the way forward, and there are mixed reactions among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
But the daylight between the young guys and old guys got lighter as the evening went on.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
There is more than a trillion dollars’ worth of daylight between the House budget resolution and the resolution under consideration by the Senate.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The uncertainty has put daylight between the White House and Israel on the way forward, and there are mixed reactions among Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
But the daylight between the young guys and old guys got lighter as the evening went on.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
There is more than a trillion dollars’ worth of daylight between the House budget resolution and the resolution under consideration by the Senate.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daylight between
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“Daylight between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20between. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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