Examples of 'misses the point' in a sentence

Meaning of "misses the point"

refers to a situation where someone fails to understand or appreciate the central or essential aspect of an argument, discussion, or situation. It implies a lack of comprehension or focus on insignificant details instead of the main idea
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  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of miss the point

How to use "misses the point" in a sentence

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misses the point
This argument misses the point completely.
But that discussion completely misses the point.
This report misses the point completely.
But a trade war completely misses the point.
It completely misses the point of the activity.
But focusing on those differences misses the point.
I believe that misses the point in several ways.
I think that kind of advice misses the point.
But this misses the point of protest movements.
This line of reasoning misses the point.
Because he misses the point of the spirit of tea.
His report therefore misses the point.
He misses the point of being in tune with his partner.
But this view misses the point.
But it misses the point of what football is about.

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Which completely misses the point too.
Misses the point of an interview.
He often confuses or misses the point of discussions.
This is frustrating because it completely misses the point.
The answer misses the point.
Misses the point of forgiveness.
But this debate misses the point.
It just misses the point of why people go to the movies.
But we think this misses the point.
It is also a reason why awarding grades for participation in discussion forums misses the point.
But this analysis misses the point.
Any proposal that does not include permanent seats for developing countries rather misses the point.
That argument misses the point.
I have already suggested that this kind of submission misses the point.
This approach misses the point.
But simply adding up the weight of herbicide applied misses the point.
I think this misses the point.
And sometimes a person who knows you best totally misses the point.
Obama always misses the point.
To examine the universe objectively and conclude that it is pointless misses the point.
This entirely misses the point.
I read this comment this morning and thought it really misses the point.
So that claim misses the point.
This misses the point of what the WTO is.
Our modern definition misses the point.
This debate misses the point in two important ways.
This is resourceful but misses the point.
It entirely misses the point of innovation.
This translation again misses the point.
It really misses the point to say that she is a Mary Sue.
But comparing subsidies misses the point.
Amalia misses the point of things, as often as not.
Obama totally misses the point.
In my view the matter of whether Israelis are stupid or not misses the point.
And it often misses the point.

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Examples of using Misses
A lady never misses her tea time
It misses you and prays for you
And she never misses her target
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