make a point
Example Sentences
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"You can imagine that anxiety and fear building up. 'Are we just bait? Are we going to be a victim so that someone can make a point?'"
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
You make a point to talk about Latino causes online.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
During my reverse shop, I make a point of flagging any container that’s more than half full and asking myself a simple question: Can this ingredient touch more than one meal?
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
But the original hangs, in its full greenish majesty, in the National Gallery in Washington, where I make a point of seeing it whenever I am there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
I speak so rarely these days that when I do, people make a point of paying attention to me.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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