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vb. (en-simple pasttake the point)
Usage examples of "took the point".
She took the point herself, with Durine on the right side of the road, behind her, Bren Adahan on the left, his rifle slung, a two-pronged fishing spear in his hands.
Julius took the point position, the giant Ciro moving to his side.
When she arrived later in the day, she took the point at once, but she also took the spoons.
Just as if they were raiding rather than running, Jerzy took the point and Friedrich the rear, leaving Anielewicz to move along in the middle, making enough noise to impersonate a large band of men.
Dru and Rozt'a each led two horses, Tiep led Hopper, and the goblin took the point alone.
Angular Star Destroyers guarded fat-hulled fleet carriers, while the assault cruisers, their mirror finishes gleaming, took the point.
Chewie took the point and led them into a warren of twisted corridors and tunnels that should lose any pursuers, given how fast Luke lost his own bearings.