point of no return

Example Sentences

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The campaign group also accused Dean of posting the message: "Indigenous Britain is slipping further into the abyss. We will soon reach the point of no return."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“However, there is a point of no return where the spike in oil starts to work in reverse resulting in a negative impact on equities,” writes J.P.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Mexican officials say that the Sheinbaum administration is now at a point of no return as it deals with the aftermath of the kingpin’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Speaking of which, as I write this, we are drifting toward what feels like a point of no return.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

In that cold corridor they had reached the point of no return which was measured from the first solely by the light they carried with them.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy