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    The writing is smudged, but that looks like a point at the end of the line
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Be careful of the point of that knife
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We have reached the point of no return on that subject. I stopped at a few points along the way to admire the view
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    At that point, we were summoned by the dinner bell
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I wish he would stop all the palaver and get to the point
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    What was the point of bringing that piece of gossip into the discussion?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We found it difficult to see the point of the argument
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    It may take us a day to sail round the point
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    We were on the point of leaving when the guest of honour finally arrived
    
    
    
    
    
    Some of the points in her speech need clarification
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The golf pro at the club gave me some good points on improving my swing
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    That's a point to keep in mind if you buy another sailing-boat
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    She made her point and went on to win the match
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I suppose he has his good points, too
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The fact that she's my sister is beside the point
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    In point of date, the two events coincide perfectly
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    He made a point of apologizing to the hostess for his behaviour. She made a special point of forgiving him
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The speech was short and to the point
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Desir‚e pointed to the building and asked what it was
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I awoke to find her pointing a gun at my head
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Such errors point up the need to double-check everything
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    The taxi driver pointed out all the sights as we drove along
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    I'd like to point out that you have rarely won at bridge. She pointed out the fallacy in his argument