pointing to
Example Sentences
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“It looks like plover habitat was minimally impacted, which is great news,” Travaglio said, pointing to the island’s eastern point, where beaches are closed during the spring and summer to protect the birds’ nesting area.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"These additives suggest the link between diet and cognitive function extends beyond just missing out on foods known as healthy, pointing to mechanisms linked to the degree of food processing itself."
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
He was pointing to a Brazilian in a New York Cosmos jersey.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Beyond the headline inflation index for personal-consumption expenditures—the Fed’s primary metric—specialized inflation gauges produced by the Fed’s regional reserve banks are also largely pointing to stubbornly elevated price increases, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“And I’m guessing that’s the basket,” he said, pointing to the large border wall where security officers stood by an open door, the blue of the ocean showing just behind them.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
