How to Use point-to-point in a Sentence

point-to-point

noun
  • This is a point-to-point hike with no shuttle.
    — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
  • They're mostly focused on not very long haul, but kind of point-to-point stuff.
    — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Portions of the Juan de Fuca can be done as point-to-point day trips with a car.
    — Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than be deterred, travelers should think of rail travel as breaking the mold of point-to-point round trips, said Jones.
    — Albert Stumm, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
  • The upside of that is that the angle of the trip switched from more race-focused to becoming more of a point-to-point expedition.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Gig offered one-way point-to-point rentals, letting users pick up a car in one place and drop it off anywhere within Sacramento.
    — Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Nvidia is targeting 2028 for point-to-point self-driving features in consumer cars.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Silicon photonics are good at linear, point-to-point data transport.
    — Kazuhiro Gomi, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Most of them use relatively simple point-to-point wiring, tubes, and transistors—all of which can be repaired if something goes wonky.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Most of them use relatively simple point-to-point wiring, tubes, and transistors—all of which can be repaired if something goes wonky.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Held in April, this year’s Antigua Sailing Week adopted a point-to-point format.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • This opens the door to very fast, point-to-point, global passenger travel; say, London to Shanghai in under an hour.
    — Dave S. Brody, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Wood & Pickett Minis always majored on luxury rather than point-to-point pace, after all.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Beyond just kayaking, this could be game-changing for activities like downhill mountain biking and point-to-point hiking.
    — New Atlas, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some visitors bring multiple vehicles and set up a shuttle at both ends for a point-to-point hike, and others backpack the full canyon, camping along the way.
    — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
  • SpaceX sees Starfall as a way to store cargo in orbit for rapid point-to-point delivery almost anywhere in the world at very short notice.
    — David Szondy june 22, New Atlas, 22 June 2026
  • To that end, the Google Alphabet spin-off company Taara is rolling out point-to-point laser data connections.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Smaller airlines might operate a point-to-point model that connects smaller airports directly, but those flights are still subject to demand.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2023
  • Unlike the dedicated lines in the point-to-point links used by phone modems, cable modems share a line to the headend in a point-to-multipoint configuration.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025
  • But to go beyond these kinds of point-to-point replacements, green hydrogen still struggles to compete with renewable electricity.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2025
  • With the intel provided by Ghazi, Aaron can adjust his positioning in the net on odd-man rushes, plays along the half-wall, and point-to-point passes.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • With most of its hubs focused on smaller to mid-sized cities, the airline operates on a point-to-point model that connects travelers to leisure destinations across the nation.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The semi-private air carrier operates short-haul, point-to-point flights out of private terminals at smaller regional airports.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Annual inflation ran near 50 percent before the fighting and point-to-point readings ran higher, with food prices more than doubling and cooking oil more than tripling.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The company says the model can replace long drives and crowded terminals with point-to-point flights that save time and better connect underserved communities.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Jordan reaffirmed that the carrier stands behind its business model and point-to-point network, saying its disruption review has not revealed the need for any structural changes there.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • This Virginia-West Virginia adventure totals roughly 150 miles point-to-point.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Companies adapted their ships to cater to holidaymakers, offering luxurious vacations at sea rather than point-to-point travel.
    — David Nikel, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Without this foundation, transformation initiatives become point-to-point linkages that increase complexity, risk and cost each year.
    — Nethaji Kapavarapu, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • This creates a single semantic layer that downstream teams can rely on, eliminating the inefficiencies of countless point-to-point mappings.
    — Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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