Sentence examples for a pointed barb from inspiring English sources

It was a pointed barb at Mr. Talent, a first-term Republican who has publicly wrestled with the stem cell issue and has avoided taking a stand on the proposed amendment.

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Giving a stink eye to the audience he digressed, throwing a pointed barb at Sean "Puffy" Combs, the head of Bad Boy, Biggie Smalls' label.

He remained on such good terms with Hubert Walter, that when Walter was appointed chancellor at the beginning of John's reign, Bardulf made a comment to the new chancellor that included a pointed barb about the last Archbishop of Canterbury to also be chancellor, Thomas Becket.

Jan . 20 , 20187 16 p.m. Addressing the 500,000 Women's March attendees gathered in downtown Los Angeles Saturday and even more onlookers livestreaming it at home, Scarlett Johansson began her speech with a pointed barb aimed squarely at James Franco.

On just about every page, you'll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin".

The most pointed barb a judge managed was, "she's fairly short".

He's smart, gutsy and can always find the perfect pointed barb with which to slay his adversaries.

The Spurs manager, with a succession of pointed barbs and heavy sighs, went for the fallback option, of holding the referee responsible.

But the jubilation quickly faded, and now, not even a year later, after weeks of pointed barbs and border skirmishes, this vast and vastly underdeveloped country is once again mobilizing for war — and asking some of the poorest people on earth to pay for it, with whatever they have at hand.

"Celebrity Apprentice" finalist Arsenio Hall stopped by "The View" (weekdays on ABC), where he talked about his desire to host a talk show again and threw some pointed barbs in the direction of recently-eliminated "Apprentice" rival Aubrey O'Day.