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.
Examples of more to the point in a Sentence
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Or more to the point, Harbaugh has gained an even greater appreciation for Herbert.
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Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
And if other songs feel more like they were written by a teenager, the fact that those are the exceptions may be more to the point.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Or, more to the point, the ability of its many design teams to lavishly re-create a bygone world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
But more to the point, the musical abounds in theatrical riches that are on brilliant display in this production, directed by Kent Gash.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
And more to the point — what drove those comedians to devalue themselves in the first place?
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
In practice, those circles barely materialize; Tom, an epicurean who values beautiful objects and settings, isn’t actually much interested in the silly people who occupy them, and neither (more to the point) is the camera.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
But more to the point, in addition to the characteristic red box with the ATK logo, right on the cover are photos and names of father-son duo Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
The label describes how it was manufactured, but, more to the point, the thing tells us that a family’s fortune was normally in tangibles such as hard money, land, silver and gold, buildings, and farm animals.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 11 June 2024
And if other songs feel more like they were written by a teenager, the fact that those are the exceptions may be more to the point.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
Or, more to the point, the ability of its many design teams to lavishly re-create a bygone world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
But more to the point, the musical abounds in theatrical riches that are on brilliant display in this production, directed by Kent Gash.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
And more to the point — what drove those comedians to devalue themselves in the first place?
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
In practice, those circles barely materialize; Tom, an epicurean who values beautiful objects and settings, isn’t actually much interested in the silly people who occupy them, and neither (more to the point) is the camera.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
But more to the point, in addition to the characteristic red box with the ATK logo, right on the cover are photos and names of father-son duo Kevin Pang and Jeffrey Pang.
—Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
The label describes how it was manufactured, but, more to the point, the thing tells us that a family’s fortune was normally in tangibles such as hard money, land, silver and gold, buildings, and farm animals.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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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 2 Jul. 2024.
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