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
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A lot is made of David Duchovny’s character being method, but James Yoon is the one who chooses to stay on the torture rack through the lunch break and pushes himself to the point of vomiting.
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Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
But the show also has a particular British zest for going all-in dramatically, to the point of being cruelly, knowingly funny.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Stefanik has also been a vocal critic of Trump's criminal cases, to the point of filing a legal complaint against special counsel Jack Smith.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Getting to the point of exchanging vows had not been easy.
—Frank Litsky, New York Times, 1 May 2024
On the stand, Wanda was firm, sometimes to the point of stubbornness, chalking her earlier contradictions up to confusion and fear.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
But in no lifetime should a parent publicly slander their children, be passive-aggressive to the point of only acknowledging stepchildren, and spew this type of vitriol to strangers when there are options like a diary, therapy, and mobile phones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Some reviews mention that particularly toothsome cats might chew on the mats to the point of degrading them.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Examples of over-blocking — blocking of non-infringing content — have been rare to the point of nonexistence.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024
But the show also has a particular British zest for going all-in dramatically, to the point of being cruelly, knowingly funny.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Stefanik has also been a vocal critic of Trump's criminal cases, to the point of filing a legal complaint against special counsel Jack Smith.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
Getting to the point of exchanging vows had not been easy.
—Frank Litsky, New York Times, 1 May 2024
On the stand, Wanda was firm, sometimes to the point of stubbornness, chalking her earlier contradictions up to confusion and fear.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
But in no lifetime should a parent publicly slander their children, be passive-aggressive to the point of only acknowledging stepchildren, and spew this type of vitriol to strangers when there are options like a diary, therapy, and mobile phones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Some reviews mention that particularly toothsome cats might chew on the mats to the point of degrading them.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Examples of over-blocking — blocking of non-infringing content — have been rare to the point of nonexistence.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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