pointedly

Example Sentences

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In this week’s State of the Union address, the president pointedly said: “Under this administration, we will always protect Social Security and Medicare.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Even Christian music performers Cory Ashbury and Forrest Frank pointedly announced that they won’t be appearing.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Other now-former employees rather pointedly noted the timing of Bending Spoons’ recent incursion; Buitenhuis even added that it “feels bad to see something you built get Spooned.”

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

I had the opportunity to speak with two of them last month at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, Fla., where I participated in a panel pointedly called “Agentic AI: Is it Real?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Kinko helps Queenie onto the bed and lies down beside her, staring so pointedly at the ceiling I half-expect it to start smoldering.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen