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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And who are goal-oriented to the point of disagreeableness.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Their physical features can be shabby to the point of scandal: mad spacing, pagination mixups, microscopic type.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This may seem like a benign application, but the fear was that an LLM might misbehave under certain circumstances – even to the point of committing malicious behavior in violation of direct orders – despite just handling messages.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
But quite a few noted that explosions terrify their animals to the point of distress.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Their physical features can be shabby to the point of scandal: mad spacing, pagination mixups, microscopic type.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
This may seem like a benign application, but the fear was that an LLM might misbehave under certain circumstances – even to the point of committing malicious behavior in violation of direct orders – despite just handling messages.
—David Szondy
june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2025
But quite a few noted that explosions terrify their animals to the point of distress.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.
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