pointed toward

Example Sentences

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Their investigation instead pointed toward a more unusual possibility.

From Science Daily • May 21, 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

After Warren took over, the team continued to explore options inside Chicago, yet all signs pointed toward Arlington Heights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

“They stayed in that house,” Gasemu said to me as he pointed toward one of the charred houses.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah