to the point
Example Sentences
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She wrought real reputational harms and wrecked the presumption of regularity to the point where judges are now just saying: I just assume you lie all the time.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
"When the processes develop to the point where a decision needs to be made, I'm confident that we, I mean the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, will make that decision, of course," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Oil is trading near $100 a barrel, and natural-gas prices have surged to the point that countries dependent on imported fuel are taking drastic steps to cut consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
She said: "Three decades is absolutely insane, to the point where I am literally riddled with endometriosis."
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Though I had thought of various ways to phrase this question, it seemed, in the interests of clarity, most expedient to come to the point.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
