case in point

plural cases in point

1. An example that illustrates a point.

   But philosophers inform us that old age is apt to revert to the habits of youth, and Sechard senior is a case in point—the older he grew, the better he loved to drink.

   1837, Ellen Marriage, The Two Poets, translation of original by Honoré de Balzac

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   The old Ramsgate Harbour station of the one-time South Eastern Railway was a case in point, as also the stations in the Isle of Wight that you name, such as Ventnor West.

   1945 July and August, “The Why and The Wherefore: Station Turntables”, in Railway Magazine, page 241, reply to J. A. Drew

   Reassignment can rekindle the yearning for city life in UYs who have spent many years in the villages. A case in point is that of a young woman who settled in Ch’ien-chiang county, Hupei, in 1965, having come from Wuhan. She did well, joined the CCP in 1966, and became YCL branch secretary.

   1977, Thomas P. Bernstein, “The Stability of the Settlement”, in Up to the Mountains and Down to the Villages: The Transfer of Youth from Urban to Rural China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258

   To help protect the rights of the elderly, particularly in rural areas, some localities have begun requiring contracts of support between elderly parents and their children. A case in point is the village of Tiezu, or Iron Mouth in English, located in Qindu county on the outskirts of Xianyang, a former ancient capital of China in central Shaanxi province. Starting this year, newlyweds in Qindu district have been required to sign contracts pledging to support their parents after age 60.

   1996, Lena H. Sun, “China Seeks Ways to Protect Elderly; Support Agreements Replacing Traditional Respect for the Aged”, in Ourselves and Others: The Washington Post Sociology Companion, 2nd edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131

   The furious reaction in Germany after 200,000 protective masks destined for Berlin mysteriously went missing in Thailand and were allegedly redirected to the US is a case in point. There is no solid proof Trump approved the heist. But it’s the sort of thing he would do – or so people believe.

   2020 April 12, Simon Tisdall, “US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response”, in The Guardian

   Synonyms: example in point, precedent, example, instance, illustration, representative