more to the point
idiom
: more importantly
If you drive while drunk, you could lose your license, but even more to the point, you could kill someone.
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And, more to the point, what happens when such an event is in the backyard of your home or business?
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Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
The outfit is fabulous, but her walk is all cutesy and silly and, more to the point, un-fab.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Or perhaps more to the point, our way of thinking about them is.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Both are musicals about being different, and, more to the point, are at heart a love story between women (Wicked, especially).
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
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Justin Worland, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
The outfit is fabulous, but her walk is all cutesy and silly and, more to the point, un-fab.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Or perhaps more to the point, our way of thinking about them is.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Both are musicals about being different, and, more to the point, are at heart a love story between women (Wicked, especially).
—Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for more to the point
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“More to the point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20to%20the%20point. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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