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

From that lens, the video at issue is communicating a very different message from viewpoints preferred and enunciated by Dreams Park. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Wilkinson countered that what was at issue was that the network has to go through the early renewal process at all, characterizing it as an act of retaliation that is ripe for district court review. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Some involve the same voting-by-an-alien offense at issue in Cox’s case, while others include separate charges involving voter registration, false claims of citizenship or the naturalization process. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

The legislature enacted the gun control law at issue by a partisan vote on May 26 and the Dooley’s decision drew predictable political reaction. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at issue

• reissue