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Meanings of point of no return in English

A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment.

Synonyms
Examples for "Rubicon"
Examples for "Rubicon"
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His disastrous Rubicon speech in August 1985 was a case in point.
The South African
2
We'll know soon enough if this is Australian women's football's Rubicon moment.
The Guardian
3
Apulia is the most level of the countries south of the Rubicon.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
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The first town on the Roman side of the Rubicon was Ariminum.
The Junior Classics, Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism
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This is a complex, emotional Rubicon for these young men to cross.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
Usage of point of no return in English
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Indeed, I was pretty sure I'd reached the point of no return.
A knife edge
2
But Portrait can also be seen as a point of no return.
The Guardian
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Bruce was asked if things had reached the point of no return.
The Guardian
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In its fleeing, it had gone past the point of no return.
Way Station
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The witches had drained Clancy near to the point of no return.
All together dead
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I believed that I had gotten to the point of no return.
Ebony
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They had reached the point of no return, the lawyer advised him.
The President's Assassin
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Sara held her breath, aware this was her point of no return.
The family man
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Now, unfortunately, Syria has come to a point of no return.
The Guardian
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However, he warns that we might have reached the point of no return.
The South African
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Have we passed the point of no return with climate change?
The Irish Times
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He said we have not reached the point of no return.
The Irish Times
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This is the point of no return for us he said.
The Irish Times
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Some say the point of no return has already been reached.
The Guardian
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This night is where my friend Dale passed the point of no return.
A Winter Haunting
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I knew that I had reached a point of no return.
Beautiful assassin