How to Use to the point of in a Sentence

to the point of

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  • Scripted to the point of obeying all the full stops and the ellipses and the hyphens.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The process even took him to the point of sitting out portions of practice.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2024
  • And less than half have even got to the point of a test project using AI or proof of concept.
    John Kell, Fortune, 15 May 2024
  • But when the ball goes up, Williams can get to the point of attack for a colorful play.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Getting to the point of exchanging vows had not been easy.
    Frank Litsky, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • In the absence of its figurehead, the restaurant was soon crushed by debt, to the point of closing.
    Mayukh Sen, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • So does Biehl’s Lucky, who pants and strains to the point of drooling under the weight of Pozzo’s baggage.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Just be sure to breathe deeply during your stretch and never push yourself to the point of pain, added Ezekh.
    Rebecca Strong, Health, 20 July 2023
  • That’s one part, but the most important part is that the state needs to fund education to the point of need.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
  • Leaves, sticks, and other debris can build up to the point of creating a clog.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Test recordings were sharp and clear, perhaps to the point of sounding slightly sibilant if the mic was too close to the mouth.
    PCMAG, 24 June 2024
  • Only Downey got to the point of reading the scene, as there was a brief time when Tony Stark was scripted into it.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Whereas the Ioniq 5 feels soft almost to the point of wallowy, the Ioniq 6 is dialed in.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Your mileage may vary to the point of completely sputtering out.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The administration’s apoplexy has brought us to the point of crisis.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The hospitals still functioning are strained to the point of collapse.
    Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
  • The bottoms are a little cheeky, but not to the point of discomfort, and very flattering.
    Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • Both practices started off frustrating to the point of tears.
    Charlotte Maya, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
  • And through that test, Reynolds learned the little girl was severely anemic – to the point of having a heart murmur.
    The Enquirer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And the barbarians at the gates of New Rome, rabbled-roused to the point of maximum rabidness.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
  • And if a borrower is in arrears, lenders must make a good-faith effort to collect, even to the point of going to court.
    Jo Becker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
  • And by the same token, to Leigh Ann's point, the rival campaigns are -- are almost to the point of resignation around this.
    ABC News, 23 July 2023
  • Then get to the point of the conversation: Figuring out how to move forward.
    Jay Deitcher, SELF, 24 Oct. 2023
  • At a certain point, the knot rises into my chest, pressing onto my lungs to the point of causing pain.
    Autumn Micketti, Spin, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Her pictures, many of them nude, feature open sores, shattered nails, and bones jutting out of feet almost to the point of pushing through the skin.
    Christina Cacouris, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The engine's stop-start system is smooth to the point of being unnoticeable.
    Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 21 June 2023
  • Some people have senses of self that are too fragile to bear an admission of fault, to the point of turning the shame and ridicule on others.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Baldwin's team will also argue that the FBI test on the gun in 2022 damaged it to the point of destruction of evidence.
    Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 10 July 2024
  • Americans are paying more – a lot more – to keep their pets healthy these days, sometimes to the point of incurring heavy financial debt.
    George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
  • And for those paying attention, the political polarization is stretching our emotional and democratic seams to the point of shredding.
    Mary Meehan, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

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