pointing out

Example Sentences

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Pratt has downplayed his party affiliation, pointing out that the mayor’s race is nonpartisan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

While military violence might have subsided, the Strait remains effectively closed and Uleer is not alone among strategists in pointing out the longer it stays this way, the greater the risks to equity markets.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

He charms the staff with his knowledge of these obscure machines – pointing out the bellows that power a church organ, and the pneumatic underpinnings of a piano roll player.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

That alone was a huge success, he insisted, pointing out that although there had been previous efforts to create tiny earthquakes in lab settings, it was "never at this scale and never this deep".

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

He was pointing out to Chrissie something in the sea, way off on the horizon.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro