at issue

phrase

1

or less commonly in issue : under discussion or in dispute

2

: in a state of controversy : in disagreement

Examples of at issue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What’s at issue is collateral damage, a term that came into use during the Vietnam War to obscure, through abstraction, that masses of civilians were being systematically blown to pieces. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

All of the incidents at issue involved the intentional removal of safeguards in an effort to test the limits of AI. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

The citation and the injury claim are separate matters, and reducing damages under Florida’s seat belt defense generally requires evidence connecting nonuse to the injuries at issue. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Here’s how a prenup can simplify many of the complexities that arise when startup equity is at issue. — Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at issue

• reissue