"pointed debate" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when describing a heated and focused discussion or argument between two or more parties. Here's an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "The pointed debate between the two politicians revealed stark differences in their views on immigration."
So, amidst today's fanfare and pointed debate, ask yourself one simple question.
The counterargument is that the discussion is better served by clearer words, even if that means pointed debate.
The decision has surprised American civil libertarians and touched off a pointed debate about the need to rein in the powers of the executive branch.
Mr. Obama was also in the Senate Thursday, where he prompted a pointed debate with Mr. McCain over a tuition assistance bill for soldiers.
Still, the bill approved by Uruguay's Senate came after a pointed debate among legislators, producing a compromise that disappointed both abortion rights groups and opponents, who have vowed to carry out a referendum to overturn the legislation.
Some heavyweights of the Senate engaged in a pointed debate today over the future of the filibuster as the chamber headed toward a partisan showdown over the use of it to block nominations.
In keeping with the company's commitment to radical transparency -- for instance, one of the site's subsections, Sausage, posts internal debates and documents -- Gawker held public, sometimes pointed debates among its staff ahead of the contentious vote.
The perceived crisis has prompted a pointed ethical debate: Do you speak out if you spot a suspicious work or keep quiet as lawyers recommend?
PARIS — There is something odd about the pointed political debate under way in France about an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Roma migrants, mostly from Romania and Bulgaria, who, depending on who's talking, are either a menace to society or victims of systematic discrimination.
Shieber's pointed argument falls in line with the wider debate about gentrification and the steep inequality of today's digital economy.
He's watched the seasonal process unfold every year: the ramp-up in promotional hijab campaigns and pointed televised debates as the weather starts to warm and wardrobe begins to malfunction.
