pointy

Example Sentences

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They’ve stood the longtime food pyramid on its pointy head, instead promoting lots of meat and whole milk foods over a healthier diet grounded in whole grains and vegetables.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Most fruity martinis are actually daiquiri variations in pointy glasses.

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

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

A tail poked out of one end, and the other end grew ears and a pointy little snout and made a tiny squeak.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff