How to Use prove a point in a Sentence
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Some games are worth winning for the money, but not to prove a point.
—New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022
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After a bad second half, Josh Allen wants to come back and prove a point.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
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Nonetheless, Wilson looked at the close loss as a chance to prove a point.
—Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
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Davison wasn’t out to set any records, or to prove a point about women and their abilities.
—Erica Westly, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2022
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Tom will force passes to Antonio Brown and Rob Gronkowski just to prove a point.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2021
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The bigger question is, did Depp just do all of this not for financial gain but to simply prove a point?
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 2 June 2022
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As if to prove a point, the stand-up kept his cancer diagnosis private for nine years.
—Daniel Tenreiro, National Review, 14 Sep. 2021
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Will says that nobody would go out into that fog just to prove a point so Strand must truly care about Alicia.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
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Bell hasn’t been ejected just to prove a point, and his positive tone in press conferences hasn’t changed.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 6 May 2022
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But the general unhappiness on all sides could well prove a point in the deal's favor.
—Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 16 June 2021
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Bowling Green commit Alex Padgett said the Shoremen wanted to prove a point.
—cleveland, 24 Oct. 2020
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You're allowed to show unusual sides of yourself, but don't try to shock people solely to prove a point.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2023
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Abandoning the path to possible victory just to prove a point.
—Michael D'antonio, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021
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Hassan Dayoub, 27, stayed in Syria to prove a point: that there are still hard-working, curious minds who remained.
—Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
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Shortly after, Porizkova shared another nude photo of herself to prove a point to the commenter—and any other age-shamers that might lurk on her page.
—Leah Groth, Health.com, 1 Dec. 2021
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Sometimes the documentation to prove a point does not exist or does not exist anymore.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2022
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Some ran to highlight issues, some ran to prove a point, and some were recruited to energize a male candidate’s flailing campaign.
—Rachel Hartigan, National Geographic, 12 Aug. 2020
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Spitzer wasn’t expressing his own opinions but quoting racists to prove a point, said former Los Angeles County Dist.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
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Coach Quin Snyder said that given the circumstances, and the natural inclination to try and impose his will on the action, to prove a point, Mitchell’s restraint was all the more impressive.
—Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 May 2021
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In documents filed in federal court late Friday, the county said this request is necessary to defend itself from her lawsuit against the county and to prove a point in its defense.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
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Katims populated his writers room and crew with neurodiverse talent as well, seemingly to prove a point.
—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
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Sometimes, numbers can be manipulated to prove a point without context.
—al, 30 Oct. 2022
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But much of Accused feels less like the stories of flesh-and-blood humans, and more like thought exercises acted out by puppets to prove a point, usually about one hot topic or another — school shootings, the opioid epidemic, etc.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
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Accordingly, these bulls may end up lingering in unhealthy situations — whether relationships, jobs, or homes — longer than necessary just to prove a point.
—Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 27 Sep. 2020
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And now Strand is a caricature of an actual villain, twirling his mustache and strutting about like some idiotic peacock, hiring killers to take out innocent people including children, just to prove a point.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
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Akers described examples of inconveniences that actually benefit others to prove a point about the importance of masks.
—David Aaro, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2021
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