How to Use no small matter in a Sentence

no small matter

noun
  • But to do that is no small matter.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
  • But even the threat to revoke a license is no small matter.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Being struck by an object thrown from the audience is no small matter.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But the series works because these inquiries are no small matter for the rest of us, either.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • Being mentioned alongside Jordan is no small matter.
    — Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • For All Mankind choosing to give Ed Baldwin a graceful exit is no small matter.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Indeed Hinderstein says, preparing for a nuclear test is no small matter.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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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