How to Use case in point in a Sentence

case in point

noun phrase
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  • The famous climax of the 2015 Super Bowl was a case in point.
    — Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The small contingents of U.S. forces still in Iraq and Syria are a case in point.
    — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The Pretty Rocks landslide is now the park’s most visible case in point.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • As a case in point, after being shot and witnessing the injury of the nine-year-old, Rick left his outreach job.
    — Andrew V. Papachristos, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
  • This series of tragedies is a case in point: None of their post-mortem exams had revealed a definitive cause of death.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The current collective effort to restore the Klamath River is a remarkable case in point.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The acquisition of Aera Energy by investment groups provides another case in point.
    — Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Trump’s election-interference prosecution is a case in point.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 9 Dec. 2023

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