to the point
Example Sentences
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I was filled with dreams to the point that I couldn’t sleep at night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But Ossoff, who’s running for reelection in a swing state that Trump won twice, is a deliberate and relentlessly on-message communicator—sometimes to the point of looking and sounding a little scripted.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The plan has been broadly welcomed, but there are calls for students to be able to take it before they get to the point of sitting GCSEs, rather than waiting until sitting them.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Tina, on the other hand, gets to the point with candor.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Do you think perhaps those things would be more difficult to reconcile if you were not part of them yourself? Perhaps to the point of driving one mad? The mind is a sensitive thing.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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