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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the course of several decades, a lawyer finds himself at major turning points, and the same strange guy shows up to answer his big questions (needing payment, of course), in a surprisingly emotional telling full of small-town retro charm and palpable dread.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
In a turning point, on April 30 officers cleared Hamilton Hall at Columbia University, which had been occupied by protesters for 17 hours.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1777, 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 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
turning point
noun
: a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
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