no small matter
noun
: something that is difficult or problematic : something to be taken seriously
Getting the money to finance a project like this is no small matter.
Losing one's job is no small matter.
Examples of no small matter in a Sentence
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Being struck by an object thrown from the audience is no small matter.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Defecting from one country to another, as some of Iran’s women’s footballers did this week, is no small matter.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The issue of landing on a 5D solution in a 4D universe is no small matter, and Bento and Montero consider resolving it a top priority.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
Being mentioned alongside Jordan is no small matter.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But to do that is no small matter.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Taking down your curtains to wash them is no small matter, which is why many people only do it once a year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed Hinderstein says, preparing for a nuclear test is no small matter.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Dog bites are no small matter in India, which according to the World Health Organization accounts for nearly a third of the world’s rabies deaths — between 18,000 and 20,000 per year, compared with fewer than 10 in the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Defecting from one country to another, as some of Iran’s women’s footballers did this week, is no small matter.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The issue of landing on a 5D solution in a 4D universe is no small matter, and Bento and Montero consider resolving it a top priority.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
Being mentioned alongside Jordan is no small matter.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
But to do that is no small matter.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
Taking down your curtains to wash them is no small matter, which is why many people only do it once a year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed Hinderstein says, preparing for a nuclear test is no small matter.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Dog bites are no small matter in India, which according to the World Health Organization accounts for nearly a third of the world’s rabies deaths — between 18,000 and 20,000 per year, compared with fewer than 10 in the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2025
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“No small matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20small%20matter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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