point out
phrasal 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
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After the premiere, social media users pointed out that Gellar and Hewitt did not appear in red carpet photos together.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
As for carbon dioxide, an EPA website pointed out the following facts:
The average passenger car emits roughly 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Serious Austen devotees might point out that no movie or TV series can capture the austere intelligence of Austen’s prose, in which the words are laid out as neatly as brickwork in a garden path and given a light glaze of ironic observation.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Opponents point out the safety risks of children having to go to school and possibly wait for buses in the dark.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 19 July 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
As for carbon dioxide, an EPA website pointed out the following facts:
The average passenger car emits roughly 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Serious Austen devotees might point out that no movie or TV series can capture the austere intelligence of Austen’s prose, in which the words are laid out as neatly as brickwork in a garden path and given a light glaze of ironic observation.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
Opponents point out the safety risks of children having to go to school and possibly wait for buses in the dark.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 19 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for point out
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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