pointed

Example Sentences

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“Ahem,” the salty woman says again, nudging one of my backpack straps with the pointed toe of her red patent high heel.

From Literature

“Sorry, Jonah,” Dad says, his pointed stare glued on me, “but the deal’s off if Lexie’s not on board. He’s her birthday present, after all.”

From Literature

Sometimes, he’d simply pointed to the Tome of Ushers, expecting Clare to find the answers himself in the pages of the massive book.

From Literature

The DNA from the bone pointed the team to Kinney’s family, who had moved from the East Coast to San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times

Stovall also pointed to the long lines for security checks at US airports, and heightened travel safety concerns, as reasons that many people are cutting down on nonessential travel.

From Barron's