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

Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera. —Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026

Ludo Lefebvre echoed the urgency, pointing to the painfully deliberate pace of the recovery. —Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026

But the Honnold example points to a flaw in that reasoning. —James Broughel, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

When asked what stays with her from this investigation, Homendy pointed to a personal item recovered with the wreckage. —Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for point to

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