Sentence examples for pointed retort from inspiring English sources

That provoked a pointed retort from the owner of the first shop, the Pulp and the Bean.

But a few weeks earlier, near the end of the Court's term, in June, Kennedy had given a more pointed retort.

Mr Hollande's "red carpet" comments were a pointed retort to Mr Cameron's pledge to do the same for French businessmen fleeing a proposed 75% top rate of income tax.

This prompted Aldrich and Penn to issue a pointed retort in Lloyd's Evening Post: "We are greatly puzzled to find Mr. Parsons asserting that he hath been always willing to deliver up the child, when he refused a gentleman on Wednesday evening the 20th inst.

As for the aggressive style sparked by "Lola," Mr. Rogow sated his appetite by boldly combining animation with 16-mm film, high-8 video and digital stills -- as well as animated Lizzie's pointed retorts -- for an edgier take on adolescent angst.

The retort from a live Nordan was just as pointed: "There's a shortage of creativity, courage and entrepreneurship aimed at producing more from an unexploited world".

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls retorted that the government had "thrown in the towel" over bonuses and pointed to news today that half of the funding for the Conservative party comes from the City.

Benigni pointed.

Snappy retort?

Harry pointed.

Caius pointed.