miss the point
Example Sentences
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But you miss the point if you fail to look at the bigger picture.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2026
So, questions about whether too much is expected of him miss the point - he and Ferrari expect that of themselves.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025
But the idea of handling such a gleeful provocateur with kid gloves seems to somehow miss the point of De Palma’s work.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2024
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
