How to Use point of no return in a Sentence

point of no return

noun phrase
  • So, where was the point of no return?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The lake may have reached a point of no return.
    — Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But by then, the point of no return is in the rearview.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The third episode acts as a point of no return, of sorts.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2025
  • This must have gone beyond the point of no return.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The rape scene marks the point of no return in Blanche’s tragedy.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Is this just old grievances piling up to a point of no return?
    — James Mirtle, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • Bananas takes his feud with Michele past the point of no return.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • In some ways, Iran has already passed the point of no return.
    — Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • However, that road could lead them to the point of no return.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • But what happens when the conflict has gone too far and has reached a point of no return?
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Matton reached a point of no return and had to make changes or pay the consequences.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Pruning your rose is a definite plus, but beware the point of no return.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Towards the end of the season, the true breaking point for Paul is the point of no return.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • And while some water sources can still be protected, many places may have already reached a point of no return.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This is the region around a black hole that represents the ultimate point of no return.
    — Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Despite vowing to do better, Vince reaches a point of no return in episode six.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Still, Machado insisted the country has crossed a point of no return.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Because despite what anyone says, Chicago hasn’t reached the point of no return.
    — Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The couple who actually may have reached the point of no return here is Greer and Tag.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the company that made their name keeps faltering towards the point of no return.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • The Republican Party has long since passed the point of no return.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • But if workaholics truly want to keep working past the point of no return, Taris says, there’s not much anyone can do to stop them.
    — Chris Woolston, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • Perhaps the strangest moment came with Alcaraz 2-4 and break point down in the fourth set, on the point of no return.
    — Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • And multiple mechanisms may work together to push the electric field past the point of no return.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • The Lynx went on a 17-5 run to open the second half, extending their lead to a point of no return.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The point of no return has been passed, and intelligence is being released faster than norms can be created.
    — David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Many believe things have past the point of no return and that things can only be rectified by each side going its separate way.
    — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This public vitriol signifies a point of no return.
    — Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The theory suggests a peculiar process occurs near the event horizon — the point of no return — around black holes.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 May 2025

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