Pointers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A three-run seventh aided by an El Camino Real error helped the Pointers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Read the full memo below: Pointers: Discuss these points in response to candidate inquiries.
From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2022
This is a time-honored tradition among West Pointers, to rely on the mythical, but very real, “WPPA,” the West Point Protective Association.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2019
Ruth still fronts the Pointers Sisters, even if there are no longer any sisters in the group; it’s still a family affair, however, with Ruth’s daughter Issa and granddaughter Sadako now filling out the ranks.
From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2017
Inej knew the strengths and weaknesses of every member of the Black Tips, not to mention Harley’s Pointers, the Liddies, the Razorgulls, the Dime Lions, and every other gang working the streets of Ketterdam.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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