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turning point

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*turning point
Fig. a time when things may change; a point at which a change of course is possible or desirable. (Originally nautical. Fig. on the image of a ship approaching a point where a change of course has been planned. (*Typically: be at ~; come to ~; reach ~.) Things are at to a turning point. Bob can no longer afford the payments on his car. I think we have come to a turning point and there ought to be some improvement henceforth.
See also: point, turning
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She felt that this evening, when they would both meet for the first time, would be a turning point in her life.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Duncan had just placed the glass in a good light; and Duncan's master was at that turning point in his daily life which consisted in attaining, or not attaining, absolute perfection in the tying of his white cravat--when some outer barbarian, ignorant of the first principles of dressing a gentleman's throat, presumed to knock at the bedroom door.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
A great event in my life, the turning point of my life, now opens on my view.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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