How to Use case in point in a Sentence

case in point

noun phrase
  • The famous climax of the 2015 Super Bowl was a case in point.
    Jody Rosen, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The small contingents of U.S. forces still in Iraq and Syria are a case in point.
    Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The Pretty Rocks landslide is now the park’s most visible case in point.
    Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
  • As a case in point, after being shot and witnessing the injury of the nine-year-old, Rick left his outreach job.
    Andrew V. Papachristos, Scientific American, 9 June 2023
  • This series of tragedies is a case in point: None of their post-mortem exams had revealed a definitive cause of death.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Related Articles The latest cash report from the state controller’s office is a case in point.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • As a case in point, heat stress to populations is at critical levels, Berckmans said.
    Carlos Mureithi, Fortune Europe, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The current collective effort to restore the Klamath River is a remarkable case in point.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • However, nobody's perfect—case in point: the standard Apple TV remote.
    Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 25 May 2024
  • The younger Russell experiments with the whiskey in ways his father wouldn’t be interested in—case in point is this 10-year-old bourbon finished in rum casks sourced from Appleton Estate.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 May 2024
  • The acquisition of Aera Energy by investment groups provides another case in point.
    Kassia Yanosek, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Trump’s election-interference prosecution is a case in point.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The latest case in point is Eccentrica’s reinterpretation of the 1990s-era Lamborghini Diablo.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 July 2024

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