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Vinony

case in point

noun

  1. exemplify, be a good example of a generalization
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Pronunciation: /keɪs ɪn pɔɪnt/

noun

  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.”

    “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.”