side issue

Example Sentences

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“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

“This is not a minor side issue — this is how the systems are built. It is existential for these companies to be able to use this amount of data.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Time after time, the real issue stands before us, and we find ourselves baying after some side issue of far less importance.

From Salon • May 13, 2023

I, in fact, do not want to fall for the crutch of: ‘Hey, there’s a supply side issue, go tackle that.’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2014

Roman candles and fire-crackers still went off at intervals in different parts of the campus, but they were only a side issue, the fire was the real business of the evening.

From Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 by Various