How to Use on/at the point of (doing something) in a Sentence

on/at the point of (doing something)

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• My stand was hung on the point of a tree line that was near a coyote den.
  — Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
• The care industry was a house of cards on the point of collapse.
  — Ai-Jen Poo, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2020
• The voucher acts as a discount at the point of buying an e-bike.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
• This is done at the point of action by channeling with the three layers above.
  — Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
• Dort’s defense at the point of attack set the tone for the Thunder.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
• Freeze is not at the point of taking play calling back from Montgomery.
  — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2023
• The team said refunds would be available at the point of purchase for all three concerts.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
• The loans are made at the point of sale to finance a one-time, unsecured purchase.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
• Nina, in turn, will ask her father to express his regrets—at the point of a gun.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
• Some of its pubs offer the option to add a tip at the point of payment with cards, while others don’t.
  — Anthony Palazzo, Fortune Europe, 10 May 2024
• Fans who purchased tickets will be able to receive a refund at the point of purchase.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
• The tracks were already well-rounded at the point of the hoof, showing that the bull had been pawing the ground.
  — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• Stop it at the point of distribution, not the moment of creation.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• All has the size to line up as an inline blocker but needs to get more consistent at the point of attack.
  — Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
• Cameron is all of these things, and to varying degrees, depending on the point of encounter.
  — Maria Sherman, refinery29.com, 30 Sep. 2021
• All of the mass along a bat’s barrel, not just at the point of contact, contributes to the impact.
  — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
• Refunds for the performances are available at the point of purchase.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 30 June 2025
• The best shooters also reached a greater release height and their trunks leaned forward less at the point of ball release.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2024
• There’s a waiver of any such rights at the point of ticket purchase (which itself is a contract /waiver).
  — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
• Westover threw a couple of key blocks but, from this view, is not strong enough at the point of attack as a fullback or tight end.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
• That includes knowing the scheme in the run game, being violent at the point of attack.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
• And when women who built their entire lives and careers and identities on the on the point of view of men no longer have that?
  — Danielle Turchiano, Variety, 9 Sep. 2021
• Sometimes the running backs had nowhere to go because the offensive line lost at the point of attack.
  — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
• Margo is at the point of fear her wrath — because this is not going to be good when what happened to Kyle comes out.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
• Give plenty of credit to Miami, which has very good speed and seem to be much stronger at the point of attack.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• Consumers pay the first 25% at the point of sale and the remaining three installments over the next six weeks.
  — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 June 2025
• The 6-foot-9 Thomas is a heady philosopher who likes to influence the game at the point of attack.
  — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
• This would eliminate one of the rounds of taxation levied at the point of the tea’s sales to middlemen within Britain.
  — The Editors, National Review, 16 Dec. 2023
• From January 1, dealers are now able to pass the entire credit on to the buyer at the point of purchase.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2024
• The plan has been hailed by the independent film sector, which was on the point of market failure in 2022.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 May 2024