pointedly

Example Sentences

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“We were fighting about whether they were the champions,” Savolainen says, pointedly noting there were still four games left.

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"Or is it that his mother is too beautiful?" remarked Bronden pointedly.

From Literature

I look pointedly at her, but Pua doesn’t seem to notice our reactions, and neither does Titus.

From Literature

She didn’t say another word to Zeke and she very pointedly did not hand it over the half-door shelf to him, so he had to reach up awkwardly and lift it all down himself.

From Literature

This is perhaps fitting for a movie based on an album that was pointedly noncommercial.

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