How to Use on/at the point of (doing something) in a Sentence
on/at the point of (doing something)
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Step 3: From there, start at the point of the chin and glide the edge of the gua sha along the jawline up toward the ear.
—Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
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My stand was hung on the point of a tree line that was near a coyote den.
—Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
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The care industry was a house of cards on the point of collapse.
—Ai-Jen Poo, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
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Step 3: Add Eyes to Basket Position the right eye on the basket at the point of the last st.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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And everyone was missing out on the point of my hard work.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2021
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The loans are made at the point of sale to finance a one-time, unsecured purchase.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
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Freeze is not at the point of taking play calling back from Montgomery.
—Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
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Some of its pubs offer the option to add a tip at the point of payment with cards, while others don’t.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
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Refunds will be made available at the point of purchase.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
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The team said refunds would be available at the point of purchase for all three concerts.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
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Nina, in turn, will ask her father to express his regrets—at the point of a gun.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
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Stop it at the point of distribution, not the moment of creation.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
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And when women who built their entire lives and careers and identities on the on the point of view of men no longer have that?
—Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 9 Sep. 2021
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Beginning in 2024, EV buyers will be able to transfer the EV credit to the dealer at the point of sale.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
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Cameron is all of these things, and to varying degrees, depending on the point of encounter.
—Maria Sherman, refinery29.com, 30 Sep. 2021
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All has the size to line up as an inline blocker but needs to get more consistent at the point of attack.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
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It was said indeed that the young creature, seeing a cushion before the old Duke of Grafton, was on the point of kneeling to him.
—Town & Country, 13 May 2023
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The plan has been hailed by the independent film sector, which was on the point of market failure in 2022.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2024
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Give plenty of credit to Miami, which has very good speed and seem to be much stronger at the point of attack.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
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The best shooters also reached a greater release height and their trunks leaned forward less at the point of ball release.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2024
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This would eliminate one of the rounds of taxation levied at the point of the tea’s sales to middlemen within Britain.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
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From January 1, dealers are now able to pass the entire credit on to the buyer at the point of purchase.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
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The beginning legs vary depending on the point of origin.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
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Approaching the work with these learnings, at the point of achievements but also of mistakes.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
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The Cavaliers were quicker at the point of attack and Fallston had no answer for the home team’s fiery defense.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Fossils from two different species of Tanystropheus show bites marks on their necks, which were broken in half at the point of the bite, the study says.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
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Right guard Kevin Zeitler is physical and dominant at the point of attack.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
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The attacker can choose when and where to conduct the attack and thus mass forces at the point of the attack to achieve this necessary force ratio.
—Liam Collins, Fortune, 19 June 2023
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Refunds for ticket holders will be made available at the point of purchase.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
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But if that wasn’t enough, Parker also finds himself at the point of his career where everything seems to be bubbling over at just the right time.
—Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
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