pointedly
Example Sentences
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The question, though, is being asked more pointedly in Tokyo.
As seen in the exhibition, his Conté crayon drawings from these months informed his paintings, which pointedly eschewed any hint of the picturesque and also of Impressionist painting.
He has pointedly refused to criticize the war, saying “this isn’t the moment to lecture our partners.”
Neither were for me, no matter how many times I pointedly sniffed and sighed.
From Literature
In this week’s State of the Union address, the president pointedly said: “Under this administration, we will always protect Social Security and Medicare.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
