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.
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Becky is perky and cheerful to the point of being obnoxious, which sometimes irks Robin.
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Forrest Webber is certainly delivering the goods as Junior, to the point of cutting a cartoonish, Sopranos-fanfic-like figure.
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Consumers are urged to not open the product and dispose of it immediately instead of returning it to the point of purchase.
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Oil and gas are now sold farther from the well, and companies incur more transportation and other costs to get the products to the point of sale.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Forrest Webber is certainly delivering the goods as Junior, to the point of cutting a cartoonish, Sopranos-fanfic-like figure.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Consumers are urged to not open the product and dispose of it immediately instead of returning it to the point of purchase.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Oil and gas are now sold farther from the well, and companies incur more transportation and other costs to get the products to the point of sale.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the point of
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“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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