pointer

Example Sentences

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The balls of both feet and the ends of both pointer toes had been mashed into misshapen blisters.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

These computers let a user guide a pointer with a mouse, clicking on interface elements and selecting commands from drop-down menus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But it was Wales who reacted best, Rogers scooping up a Dan Edwards pass out of the backdoor to cross for a five pointer the outside-half also converted.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

The closest they came was when LeBron James flipped the ball to his son, but the Lakers’ rookie guard missed the three pointer.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024

Using a pointer, he pokes languidly at the twisted intestines of a dead salt-and-pepper milk goat.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen