beside the point

Example Sentences

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Whether the faked White House photo of Nekina Levy Armstrong was genuinely meant to fool anyone is, I think, beside the point.

From Salon

Boaz still hadn’t quite gotten over the mental image of Daniel on a ship in the Bahamas looking for sharks, but that was beside the point.

From Literature

Quality is almost beside the point.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Whatever the precise chronology, it’s beside the point.

From Slate