pointing up

Example Sentences

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“I’ve been up there on ropes, looking for it for six summers, just in case we were wrong,” he says, pointing up at sheer cliff faces.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

“We feel like the arrow is really pointing up and that, over the next few years, he is really going to take on a lot of starts,” Friedman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

The first time the ad rotated in, Capaldi tried a couple of photos pointing up at himself — eh, not so funny.

From New York Times • May 6, 2023

When Petit is on a wire, the one thing he does not want to see is a smartphone pointing up at him.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

Jeff gave up and turned it inside out, the tag pointing up and into his hair.

From "George" by Alex Gino