case in point

noun phrase

: an illustrative, relevant, or pertinent case

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The current state of the Amazon is a case in point: scientists fear that losses of ecosystem resilience from deforestation combined with rising temperatures have created a threshold from which these rich forests may not recover, threatening to leave the region in a state of perpetual drought. —

Pamela Mcelwee, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023 Enel is a case in point. —

Peter Vanham, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023 As a case in point, the island of Simeulue was close to the epicenter of the 2004 earthquake, yet among a population of some 80,000 people, only seven died in the tsunami, an outcome that owes much to the attentiveness of the inhabitants to the behavior of the local fauna. —

WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023

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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 7 Jun. 2023.

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