pointers

Example Sentences

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"It also has a striking cross-cultural element. The star pointers carry their standard names in Persian, alongside Sanskrit equivalents etched in the Devanagari script."

From BBC • Apr. 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

I also offer a few pointers on how to use AI—for tech help or anything else—always with the caveat that chatbots aren’t always reliable, and you get different answers every time you ask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

“I haven’t time to chat. I have no success pointers for you tonight, I’m afraid. Has Miss O’Hara begun?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole