to the point of
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: 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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Smart’s captors subjected her to rape daily, something that drove her to the point of contemplating suicide.
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Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
Some Jewish leaders, however, blame the power of partisan rhetoric to inflame passions to the point of violence.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Once inside, the two began kissing on his bed, with Chala wrapping an arm around the victim’s neck and tightening his grip to the point of pain.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Data centers are massive and growing, to the point of creating entire sub-industries that employ dozens of people to handle their tech turnover.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
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Stephanie Kaloi, People.com, 5 June 2025
Some Jewish leaders, however, blame the power of partisan rhetoric to inflame passions to the point of violence.
—Sophie Hills, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Once inside, the two began kissing on his bed, with Chala wrapping an arm around the victim’s neck and tightening his grip to the point of pain.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Data centers are massive and growing, to the point of creating entire sub-industries that employ dozens of people to handle their tech turnover.
—ArsTechnica, 26 May 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 15 Jun. 2025.
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