How to Use turning point in a Sentence

turning point

noun
  • Winning that game was the turning point of the team's season.
  • That job was a major turning point in her career.
  • The turning point was the middle two quarters of the game.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 28 Jan. 2023
  • For many, the death of Floyd in 2020 may have been a turning point.
    Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2022
  • That was the major turning point for the worst, Vaughn said.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
  • March 2022 proved to be a turning point for the U.S. approach.
    Asfandyar Mir, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the use in cars is going to be a big turning point.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2023
  • That win, the team feels, marked the turning point of the tournament.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • But the 1973 album marks a turning point for the Eagles.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Whether that proves to be a blip or a turning point remains to be seen.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • But the win over the Tigers feels like a turning point for the program and third-year coach Mike Norvell.
    Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022
  • This was the turning point—when Longe became an artist.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
  • What appeared to be a turning point, though, turned out just to be a blip.
    Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Even in her absence, the turning point of the match was coming.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024
  • But that 69-62 win was the turning point, Duncan has said all week.
    Jake Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Mar. 2023
  • June is a turning point for you—not just for this year, but for your life as a whole.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The ascension of Rutschman, though, seemed to be a turning point.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Was that a turning point for the Colts’ season or a brief flash of brilliance?
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
  • On any normal night, maybe that would’ve been a turning point.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • All told, Roberts appears to have reached a turning point.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
  • Maybe this is just sort of the next turning point of social media.
    Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 9 May 2024
  • For Lustick, the call signalled a turning point in the conflict in Gaza.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
  • If that's the case, this year's wacky Final Four might be a one-off instead of a turning point.
    Joel Mathis, The Week, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The fans hope this is a turning point in breaking up a monopoly, the lawyers said.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, Wick Field served as the scene for a turning point in Uecker's career.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The turning point for the album was when my A&R and I decided there's no theme.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The year ahead is poised to be another turning point in the mortgage world.
    Aly J. Yale, wsj.com, 3 Jan. 2024
  • This was a turning point in their friendship, Mr. Rivera said.
    Katherine Rosman Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Getting to that terrible turning point could take years, though.
    Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The dramatic announcement opened the prospect of a turning point in the one-year conflict that has expanded northward into Lebanon.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024

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