pointedly

Example Sentences

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I look pointedly at her, but Pua doesn’t seem to notice our reactions, and neither does Titus.

From Literature

She didn’t say another word to Zeke and she very pointedly did not hand it over the half-door shelf to him, so he had to reach up awkwardly and lift it all down himself.

From Literature

This is perhaps fitting for a movie based on an album that was pointedly noncommercial.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Yes there is an audience," he says pointedly.

From BBC

“Excuse me,” Alexander said pointedly as people kept bumping into them and pushing past, often while making rude remarks.

From Literature