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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Clutter beyond clutter to the point of chaos.
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Early in Armas’ tenure, success out wide usually resulted in good chances through Kévin Cabral and Calvin Harris, but after Cabral departed midway through 2025, the attack narrowed to the point of frustrating inefficiency.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
So, after the harshest conditions, the most inopportune circumstances, these prehistoric Europeans evolved to survive to the point of impacting time by passing down these genes that are enabling modern-day Italians to live past 100 years old.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, as ever with Avatar (and most of the director’s works), the screenwriting is direct to the point of clunkiness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Early in Armas’ tenure, success out wide usually resulted in good chances through Kévin Cabral and Calvin Harris, but after Cabral departed midway through 2025, the attack narrowed to the point of frustrating inefficiency.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
So, after the harshest conditions, the most inopportune circumstances, these prehistoric Europeans evolved to survive to the point of impacting time by passing down these genes that are enabling modern-day Italians to live past 100 years old.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, as ever with Avatar (and most of the director’s works), the screenwriting is direct to the point of clunkiness.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 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 3 Jan. 2026.
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