moot

Example Sentences

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That vote is now essentially moot, and attention shifts to securing shareholder approval for the Paramount deal instead.

From Barron's

Despite the 1-0 win over Stuttgart proving moot in Celtic's quest to reach the last 16 of the Europa League after a 4-1 home loss, it could yet prove significant.

From BBC

Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon

“It doesn’t matter. The question is moot,” Jackson intones, before launching into a miniature stump speech.

From Salon

But when he was first mooted for the role, in 2001, senior sources suggest that it was Charles who warned about his unsuitability.

From BBC