pointedly

Example Sentences

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“It seems to me,” the chief told Sauer pointedly, “maybe you’re not saying anything other than, Well, that’s different.”

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

You and your husband, Ed Harris, kind of pointedly did not stand or applaud during a standing ovation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Even Christian music performers Cory Ashbury and Forrest Frank pointedly announced that they won’t be appearing.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

“Tall Andras is of an age to wed,” Alys said pointedly.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry