How to Use talking point in a Sentence

talking point

noun
  • I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
  • We have several talking points we need to cover.
  • That has to be the talking point, and each one must be unique as the race moves around the world.
    Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In the advance for the game, Bo vs. Boz was a heavy talking point.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • That’s a good talking point for staff, who need to get on the same page.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The health of the starting staff as a whole was a main talking point of the afternoon.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The fact that Charles did so but Kate did not has become a talking point.
    Max Foster, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Heat’s zone defense again was a talking point at the morning shootaround.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Again, these might be the team’s public talking points.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The future of Grand Park has been a talking point in the city for nearly six months.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The well-being of kids and teens online is a talking point for politicians on both sides of the aisle.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a key talking point the Sacklers’ lawyers parrot over and over again.
    Danny Strong, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • One of the talking points at recent media days was the transfer portal and changes to it.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • Build this into your roadmap (and use it as a talking point when selling the process to your leaders).
    Misty Dykema, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The couple kept the decorations and flowers simple and let the venue be the talking point.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The guild shared a one-sheet of talking points for participants.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • Time and place have been major talking points throughout the first few days of New York Fashion Week.
    Brooke Bobb, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2023
  • It's also been a major talking point for Democrats on the campaign trail.
    NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The foul discrepancy was a talking point after the game.
    Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Another thing, too, the border is a big talking point for them.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Through four games, the glass, along with transition defense, have been the biggest pregame and postgame talking points.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • His staff came in to drill him on the agenda and some talking points, then hustled him underground to the Capitol.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • Bonus points for his pending free agency, which may spark a talking point or two.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
  • Lee, in contrast, had a tendency to fall back on talking points.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The issue has become a talking point in the governor’s race.
    Matthew Haag, New York Times, 28 June 2022
  • The vice president does it the old-fashioned way, by taking refuge in vague talking points.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
  • The duo's Australian adventures weren't the only talking point of the podcast.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • So in a nutshell — reasonable talking points all around, but not a lot of depth from any of the candidates.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Not long ago, this type of scenario would have sounded outlandish as a talking point.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
  • At the recent Golden Globes ceremony, one of the main talking points from the evening was how host Jo Koy bombed on stage.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024

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