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Meanings of make a point in English

Portuguese
fazer questão de

Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.

        fazer questão de
        Usage of make a point in English
        1
        Well then, I shall certainly make a point of avoiding his society.
        Jonathan strange and mr norrell
        2
        Yet a prolonged shutdown is an expensive way to make a point.
        Reuters
        3
        You don't have to go too far to make a point, though.
        Ebony
        4
        Perez was here to tell a story and to make a point.
        A quiet vendetta
        5
        Someone mean enough to crush my baby just to make a point.
        Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
        6
        Alice did make a point of saying we should check on Millie.'
        Blood harvest
        7
        We did make a point that we were travelling by chartered flight.
        Radio NZ
        8
        I will make a point of seeing him when he comes in.
        The Helmet of Navarre
        9
        General Maxwell told me to make a point of visiting your ward.
        The Petticoat Commando: Boer Women in Secret Service
        10
        I always make a point of acknowledging the assistance of my Partner.-W.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 8, 1917
        11
        I make a point of seeing him once a week or oftener.
        A Hoosier Chronicle
        12
        Only Susan would be sure to make a point of mentioning it.
        The Far Horizon
        13
        On the contrary, he seemed to make a point of showing indifference.
        The Lady of the Shroud
        14
        But he was not the man to make a point of that.
        The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 4
        15
        In sending you to Paranor, he was hoping to make a point.
        The First King of Shannara
        16
        I shall make a point of doing something exciting every Saturday evening.
        The Independence of Claire
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