Example Sentences

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But we are communicating whether we know it or not with pretty powerful and well-pointed lasers.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2012

But few are better at executing a well-pointed split.

From Time Magazine Archive

All the buildings are of stone, even to the hog-sties and sheds, with well-pointed joints, and field walls that would do credit to a fortified place.

From Satanstoe by Cooper, James Fenimore

Rosen listened intently, occasionally asking a well-pointed question, and then took control of the situation.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette

His slightly aquiline nose and well-pointed moustache, his close-cropped grizzled hair, his gold-rimmed pince-nez, his hat, his boots—his attire as a whole—successfully appealed to a refined taste.

From Mr. Claghorn's Daughter by Trent, Hilary