miss the point
Example Sentences
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But to fixate on the juicy details of this wild workplace lawsuit is to miss the point, especially when we have only one side of the story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Both statements can be technically accurate and still miss the point.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
But you miss the point if you fail to look at the bigger picture.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2026
So, questions about whether too much is expected of him miss the point - he and Ferrari expect that of themselves.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
Nowadays, we would call this plagiarism, but that would be entirely to miss the point.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
