point to

phrasal verb

pointed to; pointing to; points to

1

: 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.

2

: 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.

3

: 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

But Stafford snapped his offense back into form and scored 21 unanswered points to avoid another embarrassing defeat by the Rams, who won at least 12 games for the third time in McVay's nine years in charge. —CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

That gave Kansas City the ball at Las Vegas’ 21-yard line, and the Chiefs turned it into three points to cut the hosts’ lead to 11-9. —Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026

Russell Westbrook scored 21 points to lead the Kings (8-28), who have lost five in a row and 15 of 18. —Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Cynics cannot even point to an easy fixture schedule as the reason for the upturn in results, either. —Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for point to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou