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. From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
3. Elinor thought it wisest to touch that point no more.
4. And at that point I announce that my daughter is dying.
5. From my point of view the party was a complete success.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of POINT
point
 n.  a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
 n.  a geometric element that has position but no extension
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)
1  As a footnote, I should add that there was one point on which his bravado was more than justified.
2  What you say is interesting, but it does not affect the point at issue here.
3  I regret to see you again become a starting point discrete.
4  To illustrate my point I have done a comparative analysis.
5  And at that point I announce that my daughter is dying.
6  From a concealed vantage point, he saw a car arrive.
7  We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.
8  Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
9  It is part of the chairman's duty to keep each speaker to the point to avoid wasting time.
10  The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk correctly and safely.
11  A point less trouble, will be more happy; forget the troubles, will be happy all the time.
12  At the new level of operations, the breakeven point is one unit higher than the old level.
13  Using his daughter's case as a jumping-off point, he described a justice system that ignores the rights of the victim.
14  From my point of view the party was a complete success.
15  From an economic point of view , the new development will benefit the town greatly.