pointedly

Example Sentences

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Neither were for me, no matter how many times I pointedly sniffed and sighed.

From Literature

In this week’s State of the Union address, the president pointedly said: “Under this administration, we will always protect Social Security and Medicare.”

From MarketWatch

She gave him an Are you crazy? look and pointedly did not step forward to talk to anyone else.

From Literature

“We were fighting about whether they were the champions,” Savolainen says, pointedly noting there were still four games left.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Or is it that his mother is too beautiful?" remarked Bronden pointedly.

From Literature