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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
Opposition party supporters hoped that this vote would produce a turning point for South Africa as seismic as when Nelson Mandela rose to the presidency with the A.N.C. after the first democratic election in 1994.
—Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Even in her absence, the turning point of the match was coming.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024
The actor’s newfound prominence as a gay leading man is both a turning point for our culture and a fact that might seem to lend him special access to certain characters.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2024
But the turning point in his career came when he was cast in 1980’s 9 to 5 as Franklin Hart Jr., the diabolical boss that terrorizes the characters played by Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton.
—Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 17 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 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
turning point
noun
: a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
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