point of view
noun phrase
Examples of point of view in a Sentence
John Hopewell, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Video shows the view from the thermal imaging camera and then switches to the rescuer’s point of view.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
With those guardrails in place, Evelyn’s social media presence feels less like fodder for armchair child psychologists and more like a creative outlet for a young woman with a flair for performance and a strong point of view.
—Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024
As a physician, my point of view is that the obesity crisis and the stigma surrounding weight are real, but a monthly $1,000 injection for a lifetime isn’t a silver-bullet solution.
—Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Maria Heras / Netflix The series, like the book, starts from the point of view of astrophysicist Ye Wenjie, who witnesses her father’s murder by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution.
—Tony Lee, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Philip Roth used to say that listening to Dodgers games as a boy, with the eloquent Southerner Red Barber narrating the adventures of the Brooklyn Bums, taught him more about the power of point of view than any English class did.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Horror fans can see the world from Johnny’s point of view when In a Violent Nature hits theaters on May 31.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
The justices are hearing arguments in a lawsuit filed by Louisiana, Missouri, and other parties accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
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1793, in the meaning defined above
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“Point of view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20of%20view. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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