Sentence examples for pointed but from inspiring English sources
His appearance makes a pointed but obscure reference to sex.
Bennett's reputation is for wryness, modesty, pointed but unshowy observation.
If any inmate questioned his authority, he dispensed pointed but very persuasive doses of rage.
The music was shaky or strong; the speeches were sentimental or pointed; but that's secondary.
Combining performance, installation and sculpture, it is formally exacting but improvisational, politically pointed but comedic.
Other settings are less pointed but take on an unexpected relevance or lend an intriguing tension.
And New York Magazine's Justin Davidson asked a few pointed questions but ultimately called the idea "inequitable but beneficial".
The mosquitoes may be back this year, several pointed out, but the lobsters are not.
Like cursive capitals, it was written with a pointed pen, but the pen was held more or less straight.
The church's acoustics still favored a big, diffuse sound rather than a clear, pointed one, but the choir's energy and diction were suddenly more focused.
The New York Times praised his "satirically pointed" jokes, but wondered if the host didn't risk becoming a "Ricky Gervais tribute band dutifully smashing his guitar on cue".
