pointedly
Example Sentences
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Uber says most operators have come around to its safari offering, but it is pointedly advertising at Nairobi’s international airport, not on the side of its vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Fielder pointedly asks the founder of Theranos, a health tech startup that collapsed after Holmes and the company’s president were charged with wire fraud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
During extended chats with the UK media, one journalist asked, pointedly and with persistence, about realistic targets for the season ahead and questioned the club's willingness to spend enough to achieve them.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Foreign Tongues” pointedly concludes with Chuck Berry’s “Beautiful Delilah” as an homage of sorts to the forefathers who made the band’s existence possible in the first place.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Here,” said Hagrid gruffly, and he lifted Mundungus by the scruff of the neck and dropped him down beside Fleur, who wrinkled her nose pointedly and moved along to stand between Fred and George instead.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
