point
noun
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
was pointing
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past progressiveof point.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Everybody thought it was funny because it was kind of meta, but it was pointing out real issues.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The frost problem having been dealt with, the arrow was pointing straight up.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Coinbase was pointing 1.4% lower at $252.33 in premarket trading, after climbing 1.3% Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
Across this week’s third-quarter reports from Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, virtually every measure of consumer lending and health was pointing in the right direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Marco was pointing and shouting and gesticulating to Cook to go faster.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
