pointe
Americannoun
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pointes
plural
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the tip of the toe.
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a position on the extreme tips of the toes.
idioms
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pointe
1820–30; < French: pointe ( du pied ) “tiptoe,” literally, “extremity of the foot”
Example Sentences
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I was imagining what it would be like to be her, so perfectly balanced en pointe, the embodiment of feminine beauty and grace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
At 77, Yoko Morishita is still en pointe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The women’s legs and pointe work flash during solo moments and intermix with the moves of their male counterparts during intricate duets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Luckily, it turned out that pointe shoes moved easily across the carpet-covered floors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
“Come on. You’re stronger on pointe than I am. You’re seriously going to be the next Noelani Pantastico. If I can do it, you totally can.”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Boone scored eight pointes early in the second half as the Cowboys put together a 10-3 run to build a 14-point lead, 50-36 with 10:32 remaining.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Johnson may be old, slow and worn down, but he is never sur les pointes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2011
She swirled in flamencos, glided through a waltz, and in the purple breeches of a matador climaxed a gymnastic bullfight on pointes as delicately as a Russian ballerina.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their ten-month-old daughter Maria, Youskevitch says, "stays on her pointes very good."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Five hundred pointes of good husbandrie," by Tusser, 1573.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
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