pointy

Example Sentences

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Wagner carries a purple cooking thermometer—the kind with the long pointy needle that you might use to check on your steak—to check for optimal chill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

They’ve stood the longtime food pyramid on its pointy head, instead promoting lots of meat and whole milk foods over a healthier diet grounded in whole grains and vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

When they come out of the box, balls have a slick coating with ultra pointy ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

When asked whether they were pointy, she replied: "To me they're not pointy, they're like, circle."

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

Hanako’s shoes were black with shoelaces and the slightest heels and sort of pointy toes.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata