have issues
idiom
informal
1
: to have problems that make one unhappy and difficult to deal with
He seemed nice enough at first, but it turns out he has (a lot of) issues.
She has serious anger issues.
2
: to have reasons for disliking someone or something : to disagree with or disapprove of someone or something
—+ with
I have some issues with his behavior.
Examples of have issues in a Sentence
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My main concern here is folks with limited hand dexterity or mobility might have issues depending on where the button is placed.
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Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Some patients experience sudden heavy bleeding that leads to anemia, while others may have issues with infertility from fibroids that grow large enough to block fallopian tubes.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 July 2023
While Florida had a relatively smooth 2020 election, Republicans in 2021 said changes were needed to help ensure future elections would not have issues such as fraud.
—Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
The Bills really do have issues with Diggs, their 29-year-old star receiver.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Other parts of the Black Belt, like Uniontown in Perry County, also have issues with wastewater treatment and with businesses like a cheese processing plant, a catfish processing plant and one of the state’s largest landfills.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
Unsurprisingly, a vast majority of those negative reviews appear to have issues with the game’s payment model.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 June 2022
Some have issues with their payment systems or experience network connection failures.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
The problem is there’s time to develop a game plan to force others not named Abmas to beat you, and that’s where Oral Roberts may have issues.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
Some patients experience sudden heavy bleeding that leads to anemia, while others may have issues with infertility from fibroids that grow large enough to block fallopian tubes.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 July 2023
While Florida had a relatively smooth 2020 election, Republicans in 2021 said changes were needed to help ensure future elections would not have issues such as fraud.
—Dara Kam, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
The Bills really do have issues with Diggs, their 29-year-old star receiver.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
Other parts of the Black Belt, like Uniontown in Perry County, also have issues with wastewater treatment and with businesses like a cheese processing plant, a catfish processing plant and one of the state’s largest landfills.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
Unsurprisingly, a vast majority of those negative reviews appear to have issues with the game’s payment model.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 7 June 2022
Some have issues with their payment systems or experience network connection failures.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
The problem is there’s time to develop a game plan to force others not named Abmas to beat you, and that’s where Oral Roberts may have issues.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
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