How to Use pointy in a Sentence
pointy
adjective
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There will be the chains of bondage and the pointy hat of the Klan.
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Lisa Kennedy,
The Know,
22 July 2019
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Chop off and discard the stems and the pointy tops of the heads.
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Mary Dellas,
The Cut,
26 Apr. 2018
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The Wicked Witch of the West isn’t all green skin and pointy hat.
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Christopher Arnott,
courant.com,
21 Mar. 2018
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Put the pointy-side up in the hole, at a depth of about 4 times the height of the bulb.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
House Beautiful,
25 July 2019
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Place them in the ground pointy-side up, and back fill with soil.
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Martha Stewart,
star-telegram,
19 Aug. 2017
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From the looks of the drawing, the weapon comes in two parts—both with pointy ends.
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Abby Gardner,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2019
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For some guys, that might mean a slim suit and pointy boots.
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Megan Gustashaw,
GQ,
7 Oct. 2017
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With the pointy hat that has been in my trunk for the last 360-something days?
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Maura Kelly,
Marie Claire,
29 Oct. 2010
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The Voice is nearing the pointy end of its 22nd season.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
30 Nov. 2022
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The look was paired with pointy black heels and a sleek hair moment.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
16 Feb. 2024
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Mahler said Max has pointy ears and a black and white ring around his tail.
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Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2020
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The Voice has reached the pointy end of the competition.
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Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
18 May 2021
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And the lady in the tall, pointy black hat wasn’t always so, y’know, wicked.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2024
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Flags waved from the three poles, each a pointy white cone of fiberglass, on the corner of the new plaza.
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Dallas News,
21 Dec. 2022
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The pointy tip with ropes appeared to be the part anchored into the sea.
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Lisa J. Huriash,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
5 Oct. 2017
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So practical, and the pointy toe makes them look fresh and new.
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Meredith Rollins,
Redbook,
10 Feb. 2014
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Clean up the perimeter of your mouth with a pointy cotton bud.
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Carly Cardellino,
Cosmopolitan,
15 Nov. 2016
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The frog has shiny, purple skin, a light blue ring around its eyes, and a pointy pig-nose.
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Jegath Janani,
National Geographic,
8 Dec. 2017
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The man was described as slim, with a chiseled face, pointy nose and in his 30s.
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Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Between the cheap wig, pointy chin and the even-pointier nose, Gaga's fans weren't having any of it.
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Lyndsey Matthews,
Cosmopolitan,
25 Oct. 2017
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Take your pick of pointy shoes for the gifting this season.
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Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
7 Nov. 2023
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It’s about the size of a baseball, with a pointy black beak, white throat, gray breast, and gray-black wings and back.
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Alexandra Ossola,
Quartz,
13 June 2020
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My front teeth are too long and my incisors too pointy.
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Summer Block,
Longreads,
23 Aug. 2019
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That the pointy end offers your mouth a clear starting point.
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Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit,
26 Feb. 2018
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The plants’ leaves are less pointy and the flowers a more lemon-yellow color.
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Lucy Craymer,
WSJ,
2 Oct. 2018
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Some pointy head like [me] can worry about the impact and the numbers.
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James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2024
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Peeking out from the hem of her dress were her pointy-toe stiletto pumps.
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Briannah Rivera,
Seventeen,
16 Mar. 2023
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Whether your pup's ears are pointy or floppy, here's how to keep them squeaky clean.
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Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
3 June 2024
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But oh, those castles, those pointy hats, those sleeves!
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2023
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Lawrence stuck to simplicity and the all-black color palette with her accessories, wearing a pair of pointy black Manolo Blahnik pumps, and eschewing all jewelry aside from a pair of black matte teardrop earrings.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2024
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