POINT in a Sentence

Learn POINT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for POINT, such as:

1. A new point of view occurred to me.
2. He completely disregarded my point of view.
3. Just point the camera and press the button.
4. At one point a bird trilled in the Conservatory.
5. The economic growth dipped to a low point last year.

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 Meanings and Examples of POINT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
point
 n.  an idea, opinion, or piece of information that is said or written
 n.  a particular time or stage reached in a process
 n.  the sharp end of something, such as a knife
 n.  a small, round mark on a line, plan, or map
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  London was our present point of rest; we determined to remain several months in this wonderful and celebrated city.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 19
2  On every point of general literature he displays unbounded knowledge and a quick and piercing apprehension.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
3  Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes but after a certain point I don't care what it's founded on.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
4  A new point of view occurred to me.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  While the procession passed, the child was uneasy, fluttering up and down, like a bird on the point of taking flight.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXII. THE PROCESSION
6  It seemed, at this point, as if the minister must leave the remainder of his secret undisclosed.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
7  I could not be happy with a man whose taste did not in every point coincide with my own.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
8  Elinor thought it wisest to touch that point no more.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 12
9  I do assure you," he replied, "that I have long thought on this point, as you think now.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 19
10  I have something of consequence to inform you of, which I was on the point of communicating by paper.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 40
11  He had just settled this point with great composure, when the entrance of Mrs. John Dashwood put an end to the subject.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 41
12  This was coming to the point, and I thought it a sensible way of expressing himself.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XIX
13  And it gained its point after all, for I saw it through the window within a few minutes, being nursed by little Jane.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXIII
14  As if it were an absolute point of good breeding that it should tumble off again soon.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXVII
15  In point of meritorious character, the two things seemed about equal.
Great Expectations By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XXXIV
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  Officers felt their point of view was not getting across to ministers.
17  He completely disregarded my point of view.
18  It was a logical conclusion from the child's point of view.
19  From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
20  The vote yesterday appears to mark something of a turning point in the war.
21  I had reached the point where I was earning a good salary.
22  The basic point is that sanctions cannot be counted on to produce a sure result.
23  The economic growth dipped to a low point last year.
24  At one point a bird trilled in the Conservatory.
25  Letters whose sole purpose is to make a political point will not be published.
26  Simply point your camera at the subject and press the button.
27  Just point the camera and press the button.
28  ASH, the anti-smoking group, called the new regulations a turning point in the campaign against smoking.
29  At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister.
30  You could certainly make out a case for this point of view.