pointers

Example Sentences

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Sam has been giving him pointers, but Willie is still rough around the edges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Consumer experts generally agree with my approach, and add a few pointers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

"He's good to give you little pointers and little nuggets of experience that he had in run-ins and things like that, so he's been good as gold," McInnes said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The half truth is that I feel responsible for the three of them and I thought maybe we could use some pointers for the pageant.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy