pointer

Example Sentences

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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

Sophia could no longer move her whole hand, but she could still tap with her right pointer finger.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2025

That’s a pointer to one of Musk’s most dearly held goals, which is to populate Mars with humans, transported to the Red Planet presumably by Musk’s rocketship company SpaceX.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

To the great astonishment of me and Lloyd and probably Dad, Tansy barked, “They aren’t going to put that pointer in the ground. It’s worth good money, and there’s plenty of use left in it!”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck