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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Supporters in Florida argued the legislation will provide another resource for children and pointed out that chaplains already serve in other government roles by working with police and serving in the military.
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Brendan Farrington, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Reid was quick to point out that rugby and American football have some similarities as contact sports that often involve running and pitching the ball.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Duggan pointed out that former Detroit Police Chief James Craig in 2013 was a victim of carjacking.
—Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Every one of us came into the world from a woman’s uterus, as the midwives like to point out.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Defense attorneys also pointed out that Simmons’ account of what happened that day has changed.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Others point out that there are thousands currently serving in the army who have not actually set foot in a combat zone.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
The lab’s principal investigator and assistant professor of wildlife ecology and management Bradley Cohen pointed out in a reply to a commenter that mallards usually migrate at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet at night.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
Those are all complexities affecting college access programs pointed out by youth ambassadors with Milwaukee Succeeds, a nonprofit focused on education equity, in an interview with the Journal Sentinel.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
Brendan Farrington, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Reid was quick to point out that rugby and American football have some similarities as contact sports that often involve running and pitching the ball.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Duggan pointed out that former Detroit Police Chief James Craig in 2013 was a victim of carjacking.
—Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
Every one of us came into the world from a woman’s uterus, as the midwives like to point out.
—Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Defense attorneys also pointed out that Simmons’ account of what happened that day has changed.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
Others point out that there are thousands currently serving in the army who have not actually set foot in a combat zone.
—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2024
The lab’s principal investigator and assistant professor of wildlife ecology and management Bradley Cohen pointed out in a reply to a commenter that mallards usually migrate at an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet at night.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2024
Those are all complexities affecting college access programs pointed out by youth ambassadors with Milwaukee Succeeds, a nonprofit focused on education equity, in an interview with the Journal Sentinel.
—Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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