talking point
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A specific topic raised in a conversation or argument which is intended as a basis for further discussion, especially one which represents a point of view.
Example Sentences
- "Such an expression ["natural rights"] is, of course, an excellent talking point as a basis for argument to convince people, and perhaps through them to change the opinion of the government."
- "“Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's repose. You have the satisfaction of having sacrificed yourself in the interests of [your uncle].” He had found a talking point. He had reminded me of those postal orders, sometimes for as much as ten bob, which Uncle Tom had sent me in the Malvern House days. I softened. Whether or not a tear rose to my eye, I cannot say, but it may be taken as official that I softened. “How right you are, Jeeves!” I said."
- "First, it will be demonstrated that marital violence continued to be a talking point within polite society."
- "The biggest talking point until the goal was how City's Mateo Kovacic somehow stayed on the pitch after late tackles on both Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice."
- "Had he embraced the responsibility that comes with a film like that, he would not have resorted to talking points disseminated by propaganda meant to eradicate, at the end, all Jewish presence from the Earth."
- "The Bakerloo Line, the poor relation of the London Underground, has become a huge talking point in terms of both its immediate and medium-term future."