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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
Synonyms
Examples for "make sure"
Examples for "make sure"
1
As a health system we need to make sure we can respond.
Radio NZ
2
How do we make sure we find a good way? he said.
Reuters
3
Preparation is key Just make sure it's a good use of resources.
The Irish Times
4
The LED will also make sure it lasts a good long time.
Wired
5
We will make sure political stability remains, he told a news conference.
Reuters
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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