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

Most fruity martinis are actually daiquiri variations in pointy glasses.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 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

She wears a pointy hat in free YouTube tutorials and leads women into the Topanga forest for “rage rituals,” during which they scream and thrash sticks around as she guides them in unleashing pent-up anger.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

No, impossible—but just in case, I growl, and it hisses, baring its pointy little teeth.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz