point up
Example Sentences
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“If a witness mentioned a scar,” Cordry said, “Harvey would ask if the scar pointed up and down, or side to side.”
Boo is pointing up at the cloudless blue sky.
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She was about to tell him off when he shook his head and instead pointed up.
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Across the ship, I see the four-armed gorilla nudge one of the nearby monkeys and point up to the sky, toward a massive bird flying over the seas.
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Somebody yelled, “It looks like a needle pointing up to the sun!”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.