point of no return

Example Sentences

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At the microscopic level, the bridge allows information to pass across what appears to us as an event horizon – a point of no return.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The campaign group also accused Dean of posting the message: "Indigenous Britain is slipping further into the abyss. We will soon reach the point of no return."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mexican officials say that the Sheinbaum administration is now at a point of no return as it deals with the aftermath of the kingpin’s death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Speaking of which, as I write this, we are drifting toward what feels like a point of no return.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I had realized that we had come to the point of no return, the point where it was harder to try and fit in, than it was to strike out alone.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz