more to the point
idiom
: more importantly
If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point, you could kill someone.
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Why isn’t The New York Times covering — or, more to the point, uncovering — the Jeffrey Epstein story?
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Second, and more to the point, what has Barron done — at camp or over two preseason games — to stake his claim?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Suffice to say, kids were clear which group was which (brilliant/average/brain-dead), and more to the point, by Day 2 of school, the parents were, too.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Perhaps more to the point, there is little to lose.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Second, and more to the point, what has Barron done — at camp or over two preseason games — to stake his claim?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Suffice to say, kids were clear which group was which (brilliant/average/brain-dead), and more to the point, by Day 2 of school, the parents were, too.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Perhaps more to the point, there is little to lose.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for more to the point
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“More to the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20to%20the%20point. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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