be beside

Example Sentences

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Whether those worries are justified has gotten to be beside the point as the software trade continues to unwind.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Yet, all this effort might be beside the point, said Mamdouh Medhat, research director at Dimensional Fund Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

But that dispute might be beside the point, depending on who you listen to.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

They may be right, but at this point in the war, that view may be beside the point.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2023

If I hadn’t stopped to fix Alan, we would be beside them now.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell