point to

phrasal verb

pointed to; pointing to; points to

: to direct attention to (someone or something) by moving one's finger or an object held in one's hand in a particular direction

She pointed to me and asked me to stand up.

: to mention or refer to (something) as a way of supporting an argument or claim

The prosecution is unable to point to anything that proves its case.

I can point to several past accomplishments that show that I can perform the job well.

: to show that something is true or probably true

All the evidence points to him as the murderer.

Her symptoms point to diabetes.

Examples of point to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration also pointed to the rental assistance provided to 100,000 additional households and $60 billion invested through the president’s American Rescue Plan deployed to improve housing access. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 Marcus Julian, director of the Mount Olivet Cemetery, also pointed to this scenario as a possibility. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for point to

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