How to Use point person in a Sentence

point person

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  • The rest of the group can Venmo the point person for their share.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE.com, 6 Nov. 2019
  • That would be the point person or the person who is in charge of the fire that day.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Garvey is serving as the board’s point person with K-12 in the search.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Vint was the point person on the network testing for Len.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2023
  • So far, the wait times stretch about two weeks, said Marla Conrad, the point person for the migrants.
    — Rafael Carranza, azcentral, 22 June 2018
  • Whitehouse has been the Democrats’ point person in the Senate for years on these ethics matters.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 15 May 2023
  • Wilkes will be the point person for new business strategies.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Jill would now be the point person for the partners’ investment.
    — Jake Fischer and Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 23 May 2018
  • The other, David Kaye, is the U.N. point person on free expression.
    — Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Many small businesses don’t have an IT team or even an IT point person.
    — Jeff Shiner, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Biden was Barack Obama’s point person in his push for gun control.
    — John R. Lott Jr., National Review, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Yet, the point person overseeing that work has a second job.
    — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Biden's border point person can't be bothered to show up.
    — Jack Durschlag, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Years ago, as the point person in Michigan’s ground attack, Wheatley usually found a way to make the right moves.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Martin was a key point person for the CNP in Trump’s reelection campaign.
    — Anne Nelson, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Alexander became the Bureau’s point person on all things meat.
    — Michael Waters, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Charles Penner, the firm’s point person on the campaign, was a partner at activist hedge fund Jana Partners.
    — Antoine Gara, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • Upon Malcolm's death in 2014, his six children became the owners, with Byran as the point person.
    — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Cobb has served as a key point person for Mueller's requests and worked closely with Trump's personal lawyers.
    — Ken Thomas, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • Yet there’s no specific plan for nightlife — nor a point person to serve as its advocate.
    — Emma Silvers, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 July 2022
  • Nau’s the one who volunteered to be the family’s point person for Forsythe’s grand birthday party on Feb. 29.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Noreen Brown, whose son, CJ, competes at 160 pounds for the Rangers, is the point person for concessions and parent volunteers.
    — Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Shawn Newell, the emcee for Thursday’s event and the congregation’s point person on renaming the street, couldn’t help but laugh.
    — Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Who is the point person for emergency situations on the field?
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, courier-journal.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Sources told the Washington Examiner that Troupis would likely be the point person for the recount effort in the state.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Friedman served as Greifeld’s point person in securing two megadeals, both of which closed in 2008, that transformed Nasdaq.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Finally designate a point person to act in your stead in your absence.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 26 June 2019
  • The point person for handling the case is Kent Walker, Google’s chief legal officer and head of global affairs.
    — Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Murphy, who ended up being the point person in the search for her mother, was living in Singapore and coaching basketball at the time.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Lewis was publicly described as the point person working to ensure full compliance with police.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 June 2024

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