pointy

Example Sentences

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Elf ears first emerged about five years ago when an influencer in China posted about undergoing surgery to have more prominent, pointy ears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

“It’s because they’re served in a pointy glass or a coupe that we’re calling them martinis.”

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

He represents something between the pointy end of the spear and City’s personal nuclear warhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The pointy end of the Needle is starting to lift up!

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman