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case in point

/keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt/

case in point noun: an example that illustrates a point.

Noun

case in point (plural cases in point)

  1. An example that illustrates a point.
    • But philosophers inform us that old age is apt to revert to the habits of youth, and Sechard senior is a case in point—the older he grew, the better he loved to drink.1837, Ellen Marriage, The Two Poets, translation of original by Honoré de Balzac
    • The old Ramsgate Harbour station of the one-time South Eastern Railway was a case in point, as also the stations in the Isle of Wight that you name, such as Ventnor West.1945 July and August, “The Why and The Wherefore: Station Turntables”, in Railway Magazine, page 241, reply to J. A. Drew

case in point meaning in Indonesian

case in point in Indonesian

example that illustrates a point
contoh maksud

Examples of case in point in a sentence

  • A case in point is that of a young woman who settled in Ch’ien-chiang county, Hupei, in 1965, having come from Wuhan.1977, Thomas P. Bernstein, “The Stability of the Settlement”, in Up to the Mountains and Down to the Villages: The Transfer of Youth from...
  • The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point.2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian:

Synonyms of case in point

All synonyms of case in point

Forms of case in point

pluralcases in point

Words that rhyme with case in point

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Questions about case in point

What does case in point mean?
Case in point means an example that illustrates a point.
What is case in point in Indonesian?
Case in point in Indonesian is contoh maksud. See Case in point meaning in Indonesian.
How do you use case in point in a sentence?
A case in point is that of a young woman who settled in Ch’ien-chiang county, Hupei, in 1965, having come from Wuhan.
What part of speech is case in point?
Case in point is a noun.
How do you pronounce case in point?
Case in point is pronounced /keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt/.
What is the plural of case in point?
The plural of case in point is cases in point.

Words near case in point in the dictionary

  1. case head
  2. case heads
  3. case histories
  4. case history
  5. case in chief
  6. case in point
  7. case independent
  8. case insensitive
  9. case knife
  10. case knives
  11. case law

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