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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 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

He fiddles with a dial and flips some switches, pokes the pointers down into the guts of the controller, looks at the scope, looks at the diagram, frowns, and then touches something else.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements