to the point of
idiom
: to a particular state
The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.
He pushed her to the point of hysterics.
He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.
Examples of to the point of in a Sentence
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On the stand, Wanda was firm, sometimes to the point of stubbornness, chalking her earlier contradictions up to confusion and fear.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
But in no lifetime should a parent publicly slander their children, be passive-aggressive to the point of only acknowledging stepchildren, and spew this type of vitriol to strangers when there are options like a diary, therapy, and mobile phones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Some reviews mention that particularly toothsome cats might chew on the mats to the point of degrading them.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Examples of over-blocking — blocking of non-infringing content — have been rare to the point of nonexistence.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Their gear and their instruments are simple and straightforward to the point of being borderline ascetic.
—Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Straight-line winds, or downbursts, form when cold air rises in a thunderstorm to the point of condensation.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Emil Foley memorably drove Richard Gere’s character to the point of near collapse at a Navy flight school.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Soon enough, the concept of stochastic noise, often simplified to the point of vanishing, achieved currency in a dizzying array of fields.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
But in no lifetime should a parent publicly slander their children, be passive-aggressive to the point of only acknowledging stepchildren, and spew this type of vitriol to strangers when there are options like a diary, therapy, and mobile phones.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 23 Apr. 2024
Some reviews mention that particularly toothsome cats might chew on the mats to the point of degrading them.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
Examples of over-blocking — blocking of non-infringing content — have been rare to the point of nonexistence.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Their gear and their instruments are simple and straightforward to the point of being borderline ascetic.
—Ryan Bradley MacLeod Andrews Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Straight-line winds, or downbursts, form when cold air rises in a thunderstorm to the point of condensation.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024
Emil Foley memorably drove Richard Gere’s character to the point of near collapse at a Navy flight school.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Soon enough, the concept of stochastic noise, often simplified to the point of vanishing, achieved currency in a dizzying array of fields.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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