case in point

Idioms  

1. A relevant example or illustration of something, as in A case in point was the collision of a cyclist with a pedestrian crossing the designated bike path. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

Their strategy of extending the contracts of their best talent in search of continuity and stability also features prominently in their pitch - the 10-year contract striker Erling Haaland signed last year a case in point.

From BBC

Its bananas-and-caviar service is a case in point: fried bananas layered with horseradish cream and topped with two ounces of ossetra caviar, served alongside plantain waffles and a fermented banana-peel butter.

From Salon

Target—Minneapolis’s best-known corporate brand—is a case in point.

From The Wall Street Journal

A case in point is the European Union's agreement this week to the Mercosur trade deal with South American countries, or China's shift of exports from the United States to other parts of the globe.

From Barron's

Alabama’s miraculous comeback against Oklahoma was case in point.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• object lesson