Sentence examples for a pointed intervention from inspiring English sources

Earlier on Monday, Hillary Clinton made a pointed intervention in the post-Orlando discussions by calling for the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban that had been a cornerstone of her husband Bill Clinton's administration in the 1990s.

On Monday, Carlile made a pointed intervention in the debate over the extent of powers enjoyed by the security and intelligence agencies in advance of the government's publication of the draft investigatory powers bill on Wednesday.

A year ago there was a very pointed intervention from on high to ensure that Modric did not waltz off to Stamford Bridge.

Tony Abbott's "no wrecking, no undermining and no sniping" promise has looked shaky from the start, with his very pointed interventions, and the provenance of the leaks cannot be proven.

Taken together, these additional considerations would allow for a pointed approach in better intervention programs whose primary objective is to curtail and staving off weight gain in a vulnerable population.

Maybe a pointed joke would help?

The remark was a pointed one.

W.T.: It's like a pointed bay.

A pointed scene in "L.I.E".

They have a tapered beak and a pointed tail.

Many Americans, for example, feel a pointed disaffection for her.