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

He represents something between the pointy end of the spear and City’s personal nuclear warhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

And second of all, that’s gonna hurt much more than the pointy teeth.”

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

The vinyl faces are attached to plush bodies, and come with a signature look - pointy ears, big eyes and a mischievous grin showing exactly nine teeth.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

The Nightbeast’s ears were long and pointy, pinned back, exposing the pink skin inside.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega