How to Use talking point in a Sentence

talking point

noun
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  • I have a list of talking points here that support my case.
  • We have several talking points we need to cover.
  • That has to be the talking point, and each one must be unique as the race moves around the world.
    — Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In the advance for the game, Bo vs. Boz was a heavy talking point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
  • That’s a good talking point for staff, who need to get on the same page.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The health of the starting staff as a whole was a main talking point of the afternoon.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The fact that Charles did so but Kate did not has become a talking point.
    — Max Foster, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The Heat’s zone defense again was a talking point at the morning shootaround.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Again, these might be the team’s public talking points.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The well-being of kids and teens online is a talking point for politicians on both sides of the aisle.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • One of the talking points at recent media days was the transfer portal and changes to it.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • Build this into your roadmap (and use it as a talking point when selling the process to your leaders).
    — Misty Dykema, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The couple kept the decorations and flowers simple and let the venue be the talking point.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The guild shared a one-sheet of talking points for participants.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • Time and place have been major talking points throughout the first few days of New York Fashion Week.
    — Brooke Bobb, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The foul discrepancy was a talking point after the game.
    — Kyle Brown, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Another thing, too, the border is a big talking point for them.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Through four games, the glass, along with transition defense, have been the biggest pregame and postgame talking points.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
  • His staff came in to drill him on the agenda and some talking points, then hustled him underground to the Capitol.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • Lee, in contrast, had a tendency to fall back on talking points.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The duo's Australian adventures weren't the only talking point of the podcast.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • So in a nutshell — reasonable talking points all around, but not a lot of depth from any of the candidates.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • At the recent Golden Globes ceremony, one of the main talking points from the evening was how host Jo Koy bombed on stage.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Elsewhere at the resort, Meghann Fahy’s performance as Daphne was also a big talking point of the night.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Naturally, that got folks up in arms and was a talking point on cable news.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Since it was first unveiled in November of 2019, one of the big talking points has been the pickup’s angular look.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
  • But the real talking point was the impact that virtual cashiers could have on the fast-food industry.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
  • One key talking point for the two world leaders is the ongoing fentanyl crisis in the United States.
    — Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This is a talking point and scare tactic by Tricia Cotham’s party.
    — Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
  • That’s when achievement and competition ruled and money was much less of a talking point.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023

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