pointed toward
Example Sentences
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The gene activity changes pointed toward increased keratinization and cornification, processes that help form the skin's protective outer barrier against environmental damage.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Addressing Sauer, Chief Justice John Roberts pointed toward contemporary civil rights laws that took a broad view of citizenship.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
“My efforts need to be pointed toward fixing things, not looking back and trying to point blame at anybody,” said Moore, who previously headed the LAFD’s Operations Valley Bureau, overseeing nearly 1,000 firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
He slowed, and as he passed Spivey’s truck, McMurrough, a gun owner, said Spivey was holding his pistol down by his pants pocket, pointed toward the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
His face was red and his eyebrows pointed toward each other, making a wrinkly crinkle in his forehead.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
