miss the point
Example Sentences
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But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Both statements can be technically accurate and still miss the point.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
So, questions about whether too much is expected of him miss the point - he and Ferrari expect that of themselves.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025
Without a concerted approach, these efforts, though important, kind of miss the point, Mónica Ramírez said.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024
Nowadays, we would call this plagiarism, but that would be entirely to miss the point.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
