selling point
noun
: an aspect or detail of something that is emphasized (as in selling or promoting)
Examples of selling point in a Sentence
The car's new sound system is a selling point.
The house's big selling point is its location.
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The key selling point is that satellite messaging through Skylo is free on Verizon.
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The selling point of the Conjurings is that they are competently made haunted house movies that reliably feature good set pieces.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
That the kids participated in Lost in the Jungle is perhaps the new film’s biggest selling point.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Today, food is a selling point as valuable as whale shark sightings or diving the most beautiful coral reefs in the world (both of which Aqua Blu offer, natch).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
The selling point of the Conjurings is that they are competently made haunted house movies that reliably feature good set pieces.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
That the kids participated in Lost in the Jungle is perhaps the new film’s biggest selling point.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2025
Today, food is a selling point as valuable as whale shark sightings or diving the most beautiful coral reefs in the world (both of which Aqua Blu offer, natch).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for selling point
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“Selling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selling%20point. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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