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Discover LudwigThe phrase "pointed him to" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when indicating direction or guidance towards a specific person, place, or piece of information.
Example: "She pointed him to the nearest exit when the fire alarm went off."
Alternatives: "directed him to" or "guided him to"
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The doctor pointed him to the pill mills.
Someone else pointed him to the appendix of his own book, published 30 years earlier.
— and pointed him to the glass booth of a trace-detection portal.
She pointed him to Fedcap, which provides training and employment for people with disabilities.
People pointed him to the spot where the body was buried.
So he pointed him to a place that was not visible from the window.
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I point him to Hansard, which records his vote against gay marriage in cold, black ink.
If a customer asked a question about a stock, Schwab employees were supposed to point him to Standard & Poor 'stear sheets or Morningstar fund rankings.
"He was the classic Cervantes character — point him to a windmill and he'll tilt at it," says Fred Baca, a friend and former business partner of Fincher's.
"Right now, we're pointing him to the July 23 San Diego Handicap," Sherman told The Times.
So I tried to engage, pointing him to the National Climatic Data Center NOAAA website) for the best available science.
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