point out

verb

pointed out; pointing out; points out

1

: to direct someone's attention to (someone or something) by pointing

He pointed his girlfriend out (to me) in the crowd.

Could you point out the restrooms, please.

2

: to talk about or mention (something that one thinks is important)

He was quick to point our mistake out.

He pointed out the benefits/importance of daily exercise.

As she likes to point out, she distrusted him from the beginning.

Examples of point out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the city’s high walkability score has benefits beyond just saving on cab fare, points out Kate Wollman-Mahan, a real estate agent at Christie’s International Real Estate New York. — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026

With discipline, the right structure and leadership willing to point out unnecessary procedures and the lack of traceability, any company, from an SMB to an enterprise, can surge to stages 4 and 5 in a reasonable time frame. — Stefan Gogoll, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Ahead of Saturday’s top-10 showdown in Oxford, our friends at DawgNation point out that Georgia failed to sack the Ole Miss quarterback a single time in either of last season’s matchups — but the Bulldog pass rush has been much better this year. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Deutsche Bank pointed out that airlines have produced positive returns for the December quarter in 21 of the last 25 years. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for point out

• about
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• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout