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Examples of turning point in a Sentence
Winning that game was the turning point of the team's season.
That job was a major turning point in her career.
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For the attack on the Bonus Army and the Madison Square Garden rally share features that could bind them together as campaign turning points.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
Roughly 30% of Marion County students fail to learn to read by the end of the third grade — a pivotal turning point in a child's education.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
His impressive third-quarter interception was the game’s turning point for San Francisco.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
The last quarter moon in Leo forces a turning point around intimate relationships.
—USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined above
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“Turning point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turning%20point. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
turning point
noun
: a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
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