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in name only

ADVERB
  1. by title or repute though not in fact
    he's a doctor in name only

How To Use in name only In A Sentence

  • He is a scholar in name only.
  • In the mid-19th century the Norwegian government, eager to colonise with people a terrain it owned in name only, offered free land here to impoverished farmers from the south.
  • The now defunct Glasgow Club's record haul of 33 wins keeps them alive in name only in the history books ahead of their former rivals - though very much still in existence!
  • Turning an adjectival similarity relation into a substantival one having the form of an identity statement yields an identity statement in name only. Relative Identity
  • I'm starting to think Hagan is a Democrat in name only. MoveOn ad campaign targets Hagan over 'public option'
  • Truth be told, he is an agent in name only, wearing the label as loosely as he does his untucked T-shirts and high-top sneakers.
  • A large percentage of the population is Catholic, though many are so in name only.
  • He is leader in name only: his deputy has effectively taken over.
  • he's a doctor in name only
  • On the wheel exists in name only rear guard line, today stable many.
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