beside the point

phrase

: irrelevant

Examples of beside the point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Questions about the film’s treatment of race sparked by the casting of Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra are largely beside the point, according to Zacharia. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Of course, given the loose relationship between scholarship and Burroughs’ uses of it, all that may be beside the point for anyone reading his novels. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026

Given Holzinger’s notoriety, and her own ironic relationship to extremes, her use of trigger warnings, posted before every performance, may seem beside the point, or even hypocritical. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Martinez’s lawyer, Chris Parente, said that the body camera footage of what happened to his client is beside the point, which is that officers involved in shootings need to be disciplined by DHS and ultimately prosecuted. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for beside the point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint