focal point
nounDefinition of focal point
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: focus sense 4a
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: focus sense 1a
Examples of focal point in a Sentence
This port was the focal point of trade two centuries ago.
Recent Examples on the Web
Most of all — and this is the really hard part — don’t make what your kids are or are not eating a focal point. — Anna Nordberg, Washington Post, "Taking back the family dinner: How we created a mealtime renaissance," 20 Aug. 2019 With controversial receiver Antonio Brown absent from camp for nearly all of the episode, the Raiders’ gregarious coach was the fail-safe focal point Tuesday night. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "How Jon Gruden saved second ‘Hard Knocks’ episode," 14 Aug. 2019 While Lambert was one focal point with his showmanship, sparkly costumes and compelling vocals, which perfectly melded with May and Taylor’s harmonies, May’s center stage moments were equally engaging. — Althea Legaspi, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Queen and Adam Lambert reigned triumphant during a dazzling United Center performance," 10 Aug. 2019 In the midst of it all, Santana’s wailing guitar became a focal point that solidified his reputation as a genius. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Watch the 10 Most Memorable Performances at Woodstock," 9 Aug. 2019 Harris’ road to possible offensive focal point has been pretty unorthodox. — Brian Murphy, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF receivers hope to propel Knights’ potent offense to new level," 8 Aug. 2019 To vastly simplify it, the problem is that as light rays fall on a lens, different rays don't meet after the lens in a single focal point. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How One Mathematician Solved a 2,000-Year-Old Camera Lens Problem," 8 Aug. 2019 But that utopian dream has been exploded as El Paso has become the focal point of U.S. political struggles over immigration and race. — Dallas News, "El Paso, the face of Hispanic and immigrant America, reels but vows to fight back," 4 Aug. 2019 But as the Cardinals took the field for the first time Friday, Copeland was a full participant, reprising his role as the team’s leader and the focal point of a high-powered offense. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, "Quarterback Copeland back to full strength as UIW opens fall practice," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'focal point.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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