to the point of
idiom
: to a particular state
The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.
He pushed her to the point of hysterics.
He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.
Examples of to the point of in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
For manufacturers, this is when trucking or other modes of transportation kick in for transporting the product to the point of sale.
—
Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
For tickets purchased from a third-party reseller (StubHub, SeatGeek, etc), customers are advised to reach out to the point of purchase.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
One security consultancy said between 2016 and 2022, more than 1,600 incidents were announced by districts, including attacks like ransomware and denial-of-service, in which a server is flooded with requests to the point of failure.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Her densely packed prose, however, tends to describe to the point of claustrophobia.
—Eleanor Dunn, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for to the point of 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Richard Bishop, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
For tickets purchased from a third-party reseller (StubHub, SeatGeek, etc), customers are advised to reach out to the point of purchase.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
One security consultancy said between 2016 and 2022, more than 1,600 incidents were announced by districts, including attacks like ransomware and denial-of-service, in which a server is flooded with requests to the point of failure.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
Her densely packed prose, however, tends to describe to the point of claustrophobia.
—Eleanor Dunn, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for to the point of
Dictionary Entries Near to the point of
Cite this Entry
“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share