point
noun
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
had pointed
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past perfectof point.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Clarkson disputed the explanation, saying she had pointed to a $15,000 price tag and been told the bird was available.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Other economists already had pointed out more fundamental flaws in Rogoff/Reinhart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
One analyst who likes the stock had pointed out the risk of the new prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Boss Guardiola had pointed out that his side did win the Community Shield but by his impeccable standards, the campaign had been a major disappointment.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
It was a hoary restatement of Lamarck’s idea—of adaptation morphing directly into hereditary change—decades after geneticists had pointed out the conceptual errors of Lamarckism.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
