to the point of
idiom
: to a particular state
The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.
He pushed her to the point of hysterics.
He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.
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Oil and gas are now sold farther from the well, and companies incur more transportation and other costs to get the products to the point of sale.
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Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The current epidemic of tariffs seemed to start out this way, but then consolidated and endured to the point of causing real economic damage.
—Mark Weisbrot, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Everyone is completely invested in finding the best ways to deceive him, and by the end, everyone’s laughing to the point of tears.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
My smuggling vessel thrashed violently back and forth, swamped to the point of sinking, with the bilge pumps set to overdrive.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
The current epidemic of tariffs seemed to start out this way, but then consolidated and endured to the point of causing real economic damage.
—Mark Weisbrot, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Everyone is completely invested in finding the best ways to deceive him, and by the end, everyone’s laughing to the point of tears.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the point of
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“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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