Sentence examples for but not exactly the same from inspiring English sources

"but not exactly the same" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to make a distinction or clarify that something is similar, but not identical. Example: "The two paintings were similar in style and color scheme, but not exactly the same. The first painting had a bolder use of brushstrokes, while the second had more muted tones."

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The people are mostly but not exactly the same people.

The generic is a medical substitute that is molecular related, but not exactly the same.

First, as Richard noted, the orbital parameters are close but not exactly the same.

We have pretty much the same political philosophy, but not exactly the same.

"So we felt that two shirts that were similar but not exactly the same kept it from being 'too tricksy,' " he adds.

To go further, students create their own visuals by creating small grids of simple images that are very similar to one another, but not exactly the same.

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sure, his ego - not to mention his reputation - may never recover, but it' not exactly the same as a cleaner with 4 kids to feed in (insert depressed generic UK town) being turfed out without any compensation, is it?

Within the party, moderates and realists (these groups overlap but are not exactly the same) have been quietly making the case for years that Iowa's caucus picks wind up hurting the GOP in general elections.

It has a similar function to a stem family, but is not exactly the same.

These correspond to, but are not exactly the same as, the Aristotelian division into categorical and hypothetical propositions.

The differences in NOS activity observe between the three models used in the present work, probably corresponds to the hormonal treatments employed, which mimics the hormonal milieu that occurs during normal pregnancy but are not exactly the same.

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