pointy

Example Sentences

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And this is where we get to the pointy headed end of this row: a debate about the meaning of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Wagner carries a purple cooking thermometer—the kind with the long pointy needle that you might use to check on your steak—to check for optimal chill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

This bold diagonal, cut through the prim Quaker street grid, produced a great many awkwardly shaped blocks, including the pointy trapezoid between the Parkway and the Vine Street Expressway that houses Calder Gardens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

“With the xenomorph pointy teeth or flat teeth, I’m like, ‘Oh, flat teeth is so much worse.’

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2025

The monstruo glared at them, baring its pointy teeth, saliva dripping from its open mouth.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega