miss the point
Example Sentences
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It feels like a slice of Americana in New South Wales perhaps - but that would miss the point that here, rodeo has become very much an outback Australian tradition in its own right.
From BBC • May 1, 2025
Its many female characters — so many, good, bad and mostly in between — not only demonstrate power, but, so you don’t miss the point, talk about it.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2024
The lawyering may be bad and the dunking may be fun, but both things miss the point.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2023
That’s because the events miss the point, young people say.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Nowadays, we would call this plagiarism, but that would be entirely to miss the point.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
