How to Use issue in a Sentence
- He should stop dodging the issue and make a decision now.
- The issue is poverty, not race: to talk about race is simply to confuse the issue.
- She is concerned with a variety of social issues.
- Water purity is a public health issue.
- The case involves some complicated legal issues.
- The President's speech addressed a number of important issues.
- There's an interesting article on page 12 of this issue.
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But race was not the key issue of the 1932 protest wave.
— James N. Gregory, The Conversation, 1 July 2020 -
The town of Montverde is to weigh in on the issue in July.
— Staff, orlandosentinel.com, 7 June 2019 -
The Village Board plans to vote on the issue next month.
— Michelle Mullins, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2021 -
The Tigers took issue with his slide, and the benches cleared.
— Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 31 Mar. 2022 -
Githens’ work brought a fix for the scarce N95 mask issue.
— Randy McRoberts, baltimoresun.com, 24 Aug. 2020 -
That doesn't line up with what polling on the issue shows.
— Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 July 2022 -
But the justices did not rule on the merits of the issue.
— Robert Barnes, Anchorage Daily News, 25 June 2018 -
The issue is set to come to a head on Tuesday in front of the state school board.
— al, 13 July 2020 -
How long have experts in the U.S. been aware of this issue?
— Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2022 -
The greater issue would be where the minutes (or, more to the point, who) the minutes will come from.
— Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 July 2018 -
My issue is that the whole point of the space program is to align with the nation's goals.
— Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 -
But there are ways to illustrate at least some of the scope of the issue.
— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2021 -
Part of the issue could be the team’s blocking, which has been subpar.
— Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2021 -
This is where the first ethical issue of the work comes in.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2018 -
Taking care of the ball has become an issue for the Huskies as of late.
— Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 20 Dec. 2022 -
At the very least, the minimum age to work is a states' rights issue.
— Evie Fordham, Fox News, 9 June 2021 -
The most critical issue, sources said, was the breach of trust.
— Michael Rand, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020 -
Peet’s in and of itself is not an issue, but the notice is.
— Roland Li, SFChronicle.com, 5 Aug. 2019 -
It's kind of been an issue that's been bubbling for a long time.
— CBS News, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Prescott will be 28 when Week 1 starts, so age isn’t an issue.
— Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2021 -
The issue is some three-season rooms are not built like your home.
— Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Harris and the Biden reelection campaign have seized on the issue in the early phases of the general election fight against Trump.
— Libby Cathey, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024 -
All of these issues must weigh heavily on an L.A. Phil in search of a chief executive and a music director.
— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
- A steady flow of lava issued from a crack in the rock.
- The bank will be issuing a new credit card.
- The police have issued a warrant for her arrest.
- The king issued a decree forbidding all protests.
- A severe storm warning has been issued.
- The company plans to raise money by issuing more stock.
- The Post Office will issue a new first-class stamp.
- Each employee will be issued an identification card.
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An all-clear has been issued for the Emory main campus.
— Chelsea Prince, ajc, 25 June 2018 -
The city can’t issue new debt without the board’s approval.
— Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, 26 Apr. 2018 -
The judge is expected to issue a decision by the end of the week.
— Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 10 May 2022 -
So a may-issue regime gives the state a lot of discretion over who gets the permit.
— Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022 -
But the process has been slow going, and only 71 have been issued so far.
— Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 -
Amazon will issue a full refund for the set of faulty chairs.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 8 May 2022 -
Ulmer did not issue a ruling at the end of the one-hour hearing.
— Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022 -
Because of this statute, few lenders will issue a car loan to a minor.
— Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022 -
What’s more, the visa approval comes quickly, and there is no cap on how many can be issued.
— Maria Perez, jsonline.com, 4 Dec. 2019 -
The board has access to records and can issue subpoenas.
— Sarah Ravani, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2020 -
The state then issued a formal stay at home order on April 1.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2020 -
Even now, as of May 1, Sweden is yet to issue a full lockdown.
— National Geographic, 1 May 2020 -
For decades, the process worked smoothly, and hundreds of clemency grants were issued each year.
— Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 12 July 2018 -
Indeed, on the very day her child’s passport was issued, Monasky left the country.
— Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 7 Dec. 2019 -
All of these rulings were issued in one week—the last week of Miscimarra’s term.
— Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 19 Dec. 2017 -
The forecast was 4/5 on the severe weather scale, last issued in this area about 10 years ago IIRC.
— Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023 -
The app issued by Amazon scans packages and tells drivers where to go.
— Rick Montgomery, kansascity, 26 Oct. 2017 -
The court is not expected to issue a ruling for some months.
— Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2020 -
The panel does not have the power to issue indictments.
— Kate Brumback, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023 -
In the old days, players were issued one home and one away uniform per season.
— Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 30 July 2023 -
Garrett gave up four runs on six hits while striking out four and not issuing a walk.
— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024 -
An arrest warrant is issued for a Kansas City Chiefs receiver after a high-speed car crash.
— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
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