How to Use talking point in a Sentence
talking point
noun- I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
- We have several talking points we need to cover.
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That has to be the talking point, and each one must be unique as the race moves around the world.
—Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2023
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In the advance for the game, Bo vs. Boz was a heavy talking point.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
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That’s a good talking point for staff, who need to get on the same page.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
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So that’s clearly a talking point for the cast and crew of Moon Knight.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Mar. 2022
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Was that a big talking point to use when shaping the show?
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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The health of the starting staff as a whole was a main talking point of the afternoon.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
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This theme has become a talking point on the far right.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2021
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The fact that Charles did so but Kate did not has become a talking point.
—Max Foster, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
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The Heat’s zone defense again was a talking point at the morning shootaround.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
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Again, these might be the team’s public talking points.
—Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
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The film has been divisive on the ground in Cannes and is still a hot talking point up and down the Croisette.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 May 2025
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The future of Grand Park has been a talking point in the city for nearly six months.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022
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Among the main talking points, a few common themes emerged.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 May 2025
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But Trump knows that talking point will rile up his base.
—refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2020
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The main talking point for much of the game, though, was the refereeing.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2021
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There were other pieces to the deal, but the main two talking points were Doncic and Davis.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
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Smith said the Beavers’ lack of success in the series is not a talking point for the current team.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 25 Sep. 2021
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The athlete’s main talking point has been her wish to inspire young girls to pick up the sport.
—Tiffany Ap, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022
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Yet even a bad lawsuit can make for a good talking point.
—Washington Post, 8 July 2021
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The well-being of kids and teens online is a talking point for politicians on both sides of the aisle.
—Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
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This is not the first time that Biden's stutter has become a talking point in his bid for the White House.
—Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Oct. 2020
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The fraternal twins each had a talking point ready to go when asked for one.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2022
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That’s a key talking point the Sacklers’ lawyers parrot over and over again.
—Danny Strong, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
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The talking points of both parties had clearly sunk in.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
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The deep passing game will be a talking point again this summer and again this fall in St. Joseph.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2025
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Purpose is no longer a nice talking point for first movers.
—Leeatt Rothschild, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
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Anaheim will be taking on the entire salary from the deal, which was likely a main talking point in the negotiations between the two teams.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Either way the comment added another talking point for a rivalry that is nowhere near the levels of the mid-2000s but still compelling enough for national television to swoop in.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
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