How to Use point man in a Sentence

point man

noun
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  • He's the President's point man on national defense.
  • The point man hugged them to the ground, bracing for the blast, ready to die to give O’Neill a clear shot once the smoke and blood-mist cleared.
    — Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The point man died screaming but the lieutenant and Marks dove into a hole.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Nick Krall, bless him, should not be the point man for this discussion.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The point man spotted Clifford cutting to the right of the lane and the latter laid it in, squaring the score again at 64 apiece.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Nova’s point man for one of its recruiting coups of the last half-decade.
    — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • In it, Gallup is aligned in a reduced split as the point man in a stacked alignment with Randall Cobb.
    — John Owning, Dallas News, 3 June 2020
  • Jordan was a key point man in the House for Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As the point man of Washington's draft class, the assumption is Payne will be a Game 1 starter.
    — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Chris Harris will be the point man on locking down Kansas City’s No.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Bechtel met with the Treasury’s point man on the tax bill, Justin Muzinich, on pass-through issues in July 2017.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2021
  • When the Bidens were rolling in Ukraine, Joe was the Obama administration’s point man there.
    — John Kass, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Running backs coach Tony Alford has served as the point man in Hawkins’ recruitment.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Black also had the benefit of not having to guard Louisville’s point man, El Ellis.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Senator Chris Murphy, the point man for Senate Democrats on the gun issue.
    — NBC News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Bill Tighe had served as Marino's point man on the legislation.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Bill Tighe had served as Marino’s point man on the legislation.
    — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Krejci essentially played the role of point man, working high in the zone, with the likes of Ritchie, Patrice Bergeron.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2021
  • At least in the short term, Lapid, a centrist, will be Israel's point man on repairs to the tattered relationship with Biden and the Democrats.
    — Laurie Kellman, USA TODAY, 28 June 2021
  • At least in the short term, Lapid, a centrist, will be Israel’s point man on repairs to the tattered relationship with Biden and the Democrats.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2021
  • Jeff Blashill had the two together Friday, and also utilized DeKeyser as a point man on the first power play unit.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2021
  • After settling on Mustapha as their point man, the Swiss diplomats invited him to spend two weeks in the Alps as a guest of the government.
    — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2017
  • His father was then the vice president and served as the White House’s point man on Ukrainian policy.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Welcome to life as the point man in decision-making, Farhan Zaidi.
    — The Si Staff, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would seem to be the point man in sorting out these questions, but in the past he has been slapped down by the president.
    — Gerald F. Seib, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Throw in the legal and ethical questions about the player and the statement on Grier’s decisions and Ross had no choice but to be the point man on this.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The point man on the power play has to move well laterally, distribute the puck with poise and deception, and be fast enough to win footraces for loose pucks.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Patterson, Michigan’s point man, has made the greatest strides toward that end.
    — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Venezuela’s point man for Iran is Tareck El Aissami, now oil minister.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 June 2021
  • However, Graves, a staunch ally of McCarthy, was tasked with leading the meetings and acted as the point man for the former speaker.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2023

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