vantage point
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vantage point
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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The author rightly leaves an air of mystery when we reach the limits of understanding: “Something—and it is hard to say precisely what that was from our vantage point 7,000 years later—snapped.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
From the vantage point of 2026, as we endure an unprecedented degree of barbarism, we see how disastrous his prescriptions were.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
"Our purpose on the planet as humans is to find joy... and lifting each other up by creating solutions together instead of destroying," Hansen told journalists from his vantage point cruising far above home.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Though it took enormous courage and virtue to risk your life in order to protect society, such selflessness also contained, at least from the vantage point of your loved ones, a hint of cruelty.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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