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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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Marchese’s turning point as an artist came, as is so often the case, at a low moment.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
But Genevieve knows a turning point is coming soon.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
Yet The Grey Album represented a critical turning point for the medium: the project was the sort of underground sensation that functioned like a viral YouTube video before YouTube even existed.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
The turning point came in 1995 when former Assemblymember Jackie Speier (D-Burlingame) pressed for a statewide fluoridation bill, which led to the California Fluoridation Act of 1995.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Word History
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 1 Dec. 2024.
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turning point
noun
: a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
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