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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Many pointed out how one of the most powerful moments in Grundey's clip was when the other mothers joined to locate her child.
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Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Brown pointed out his team did well on the offensive glass by outscoring the Celtics 20-8 on second-chance points.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
The company did not respond to a request for comment on the reasons behind the move, but there are a few possibilities worth pointing out here.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Anderson points out that the BBC has historically been run by men, so having women at the top making decisions was an important moment.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Stanford, rightly, calls her out, pointing out that he’s done tons of emotional labor for her over the years, listening to the ups and downs of her relationships, often while being single himself—making her inability to engage with him about his new relationship especially egregious.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Daniel Zhao, the lead economist at the career site Glassdoor, pointed out that these three sectors collectively added just 10,000 jobs in March — a fresh indication of how white-collar employers have grown much more picky since their hiring spree during the pandemic.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
According to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009, most financial institutions require credit card applicants to the 21 years old to open a credit card alone and solely name as Bankrate points out.
—Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
The amount of available training data may be a limiting factor, although Heim points out there could be ways around this, such as training on more kinds of data and showing the models the same data multiple times.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Brown pointed out his team did well on the offensive glass by outscoring the Celtics 20-8 on second-chance points.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024
The company did not respond to a request for comment on the reasons behind the move, but there are a few possibilities worth pointing out here.
—Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Anderson points out that the BBC has historically been run by men, so having women at the top making decisions was an important moment.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Stanford, rightly, calls her out, pointing out that he’s done tons of emotional labor for her over the years, listening to the ups and downs of her relationships, often while being single himself—making her inability to engage with him about his new relationship especially egregious.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Daniel Zhao, the lead economist at the career site Glassdoor, pointed out that these three sectors collectively added just 10,000 jobs in March — a fresh indication of how white-collar employers have grown much more picky since their hiring spree during the pandemic.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
According to the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009, most financial institutions require credit card applicants to the 21 years old to open a credit card alone and solely name as Bankrate points out.
—Essence, 4 Apr. 2024
The amount of available training data may be a limiting factor, although Heim points out there could be ways around this, such as training on more kinds of data and showing the models the same data multiple times.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Point out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20out. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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