side issue
Example Sentences
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"The general feeling is that spying is a side issue and not taken very seriously," says Kevin Hatchard, a Bundesliga match commentator.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“So now, instead of focusing on the main issue, the side issue has become the main point. But those main issues remain, and they still need to be addressed in a clear manner.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But for our present purposes all that is a side issue, even if it’s also a yawning abyss beneath our feet.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2019
"It is time that we stop treating child care as a side issue or a quote, unquote, women's issue. This is a family issue," he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2015
At the same time, to please his father, toward whom he everywhere professes the most filial feeling, he continued "that confounded flute-playing" as a side issue.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various