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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pair of pointed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an object that has a pointed shape or feature, typically in reference to items like shoes, tools, or other pointed objects.
Example: "She wore a pair of pointed shoes that complemented her elegant dress."
Alternatives: "a couple of sharp" or "two tapered".
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"See?" she said, jovially pointing to her feet, which were stuffed into a pair of pointed black pumps.
I use a pair of pointed paper scissors for this, rather than the dull-ended kitchen pair.
He's wearing a vintage flannel shirt and skinny jeans, a pair of pointed brogues and pink plastic-framed sunglasses.
On Tuesday, as the online outrage exploded, even the United States Secret Service seemed to refer to Ms. Griffin's violent photos in a pair of pointed tweets.
On an intellectual level you know that spending £600 on a pair of pointed, cripplingly uncomfortable heels is unhealthy - and yet you continue.
In one example from the late 1920s by Yves Tanguy, Joan Miró, Max Morise and Man Ray, a head with donkey ears descends into a snail's torso, sprouts women's legs and ends in a pair of pointed stumps that balance on snowshoes.
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Holding a pair of finely pointed forceps in each hand, she delicately dissects the head of a fruit fly and lifts its brain onto a waiting slide.
Using a small pair of pointed scissors (kids, get an adult to help you with this part), carefully cut out the slot in the top of the candy box lid.
The presumed killer's footprints were everywhere in evidence, and appeared to have been made by a pair of long and pointed boots.
He and his three siblings adore Doctor Who and Top of the Pops; it's no secret that he longs to own a pair of the new pointed shoes and a Beatles-style military jacket (and failing that, a Dinky toy Batmobile).
The first osteoderms of the top neck rows formed a pair of unique three-pointed scutes directly behind the head.
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