make a point of
Example Sentences
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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
I make a point of doing that because in my teens, 20s and 30s, I did not put my health first.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
“A lot of us go on a Christmas pilgrimage to see it, whenever we have any friends or family who come to stay we always make a point of taking them to it.”
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
As a senior politician, Mr. Prescott would hold a summer party on a boat in the Thames and would make a point of extracting money from his guests to tip the staff.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024
He just stared right past us, to make a point of turning his back on the present company of Underdowns and Mother.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
