point to

phrasal verb

pointed to; pointing to; points to

: to direct attention to (someone or something) by moving one's finger or an object held in one's hand in a particular direction

She pointed to me and asked me to stand up.

: to mention or refer to (something) as a way of supporting an argument or claim

The prosecution is unable to point to anything that proves its case.

I can point to several past accomplishments that show that I can perform the job well.

: to show that something is true or probably true

All the evidence points to him as the murderer.

Her symptoms point to diabetes.

Examples of point to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration also pointed to the rental assistance provided to 100,000 additional households and $60 billion invested through the president’s American Rescue Plan deployed to improve housing access. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 Marcus Julian, director of the Mount Olivet Cemetery, also pointed to this scenario as a possibility. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024 And Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer saying that U.S. intelligence right now, pointing to that Israel was not behind this. —

Abc News, ABC News, 20 May 2024 The research also points to women at the director level leaving at a higher rate than in past years—and noticeably more often than their male counterparts. —

Karyn Twaronite, Fortune, 20 May 2024 And a group of House Democrats earlier this month called on Mr. Biden to take executive action on the border, pointing to the torpedoing of the border bill by Republicans. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 May 2024 The low-cost airline also trimmed its off-season losses, during the half year to March 30, 2024, compared to the same period a year ago, pointing to its financial recovery. —

Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 20 May 2024 Thanks to online popularity, the culture has gone global, Mr. Gonzalez Toribio said, pointing to lowrider clubs as far away as Japan. —

David Gonzalez David Dee Delgado, New York Times, 19 May 2024 Fewer studies point to a protein called collagen for reducing joint pain; mixing it with orange juice, an hour before exercise, may increase absorption. —

Matt Fuchs, TIME, 17 May 2024

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