be beside

Example Sentences

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Whether those worries are justified has gotten to be beside the point as the software trade continues to unwind.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The woman - who is in her 30s and from Aberdeenshire - said Cristiano moved seats to be beside her and offered her some wine.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Yet, all this effort might be beside the point, said Mamdouh Medhat, research director at Dimensional Fund Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

But that dispute might be beside the point, depending on who you listen to.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

We had said good-bye after breakfast and if part of me was disappointed that he still had not proposed, another part of me was content just to be beside him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom