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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The Raiders mobbed kicker Daniel Carlson after his game-winner split the uprights in Sunday’s season finale in Las Vegas, to the point of knocking him to the ground.
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Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Unnatural to the point of feeling emotionally alien, the script feels like a first draft made at full force.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
With some species variations, all sorts of wild animals, from small rodents to elephants, will consume alcohol, even to the point of drunkenness.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Whites can look creamy to the point of feeling dingy and cooler shades like gray or blue can appear muted or slightly green, almost like viewing your living room through sunglasses.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
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Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
Unnatural to the point of feeling emotionally alien, the script feels like a first draft made at full force.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
With some species variations, all sorts of wild animals, from small rodents to elephants, will consume alcohol, even to the point of drunkenness.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Whites can look creamy to the point of feeling dingy and cooler shades like gray or blue can appear muted or slightly green, almost like viewing your living room through sunglasses.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 6 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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