How to Use near point in a Sentence

near point

noun
  • Look for bait pods and try near points, docks and the edges of grass beds.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 July 2018
  • China sits across an ocean strait, 100 miles from Taiwan at the nearest point, and has the world’s third-strongest armed forces.
    Ralph Jennings, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
  • And up near Point Loma, get swept up in the views of crashing waves and majestic Sunset Cliffs.
    Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Try surface plugs and plastic frogs near points and structure at daybreak.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 July 2018
  • Try near points, culverts and run-outs created from rainfall.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 July 2018
  • Spanning an acre near Point Dume, the property consists of a single-story home and a detached guesthouse.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
  • New Sea Angler fished down near Point Arena and reached limits or near limits of rockfish plus some lingcod to 18 pounds in the mornings before the wind came up and sent the boat heading for the barn.
    sacbee, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Nothing was as bad as the sand-blasting absorbed by marathoners and ultramarathoners on the Coastal Trail near Point Woronzof.
    Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2019
  • That means taking residents to appointments off the island, which lies about 10 miles from the landing near Point Defiance Park.
    Alexis Krell, The Seattle Times, 21 July 2018
  • As a trade deadline acquisition, Zuccarello proved his worth, scoring at a near point-per-game pace in the playoffs for Dallas.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 1 July 2019
  • The nearest point of interest to Promontory is the famed connection point where the two sides of the first intercontinental railroad met.
    Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 4 Apr. 2018
  • The following day, fishermen found her partially nude body by the rocks near Point Mugu near the Pacific Ocean, approximately 70 miles away.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Photographer Edward Weston built a cabin and darkroom near Point Lobos, and the area soon became a magnet for visual artists.
    David Keeps, ELLE Decor, 11 May 2011

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