case in point

noun phrase

: an illustrative, relevant, or pertinent case

Examples of case in point in a Sentence

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The incoming Trump administration, which was sympathetic to authoritarian leaders such as Orban and critical of European efforts to stymie far-right parties, quickly saw the Romanian situation as a case in point. Veronica Anghel, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2025 The Administration’s effort to place Columbia under court supervision is a case in point. Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025 The state’s bullet train project is a case in point. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025 The lab-leak theory of COVID’s origin provides another case in point. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for case in point

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of case in point was in 1647

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“Case in point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/case%20in%20point. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

case in point

: a typical or relevant case

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