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

on/at the point of (doing something)

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  • Step 3: From there, start at the point of the chin and glide the edge of the gua sha along the jawline up toward the ear.
    Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
  • My stand was hung on the point of a tree line that was near a coyote den.
    Hampton Bourne, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Dort’s defense at the point of attack set the tone for the Thunder.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Step 3: Add Eyes to Basket Position the right eye on the basket at the point of the last st.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The solution: Don't wait to fix the problem at the point of purchase, Wang says.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
  • And everyone was missing out on the point of my hard work.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The loans are made at the point of sale to finance a one-time, unsecured purchase.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2024
  • 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
  • Perhaps the strangest moment came with Alcaraz 2-4 and break point down in the fourth set, on the point of no return.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Freeze is not at the point of taking play calling back from Montgomery.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • This is done at the point of action by channeling with the three layers above.
    Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Refunds will be made available at the point of purchase.
    Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The team said refunds would be available at the point of purchase for all three concerts.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • 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
  • The step is inevitable — regardless of the length, Nick Nurse will deploy at the point of attack to combat the 6-foot-1 Knicks star.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Stop it at the point of distribution, not the moment of creation.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Beginning in 2024, EV buyers will be able to transfer the EV credit to the dealer at the point of sale.
    Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Cameron is all of these things, and to varying degrees, depending on the point of encounter.
    Maria Sherman, refinery29.com, 30 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • That includes knowing the scheme in the run game, being violent at the point of attack.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • It was said indeed that the young creature, seeing a cushion before the old Duke of Grafton, was on the point of kneeling to him.
    Town & Country, 13 May 2023
  • 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
  • Technology is enabling more businesses to ask for tips at the point of sale.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 27 June 2025

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