Sentence examples for pointed use of from inspiring English sources

Dickens proposed his own theory to his friend Wilkie Collins, and both made pointed use of the case in later novels.

Though the play made pointed use of sexual and ethnic words that are still seldom heard in polite discussion, these elicited far more giggles than gasps.

He hints at the style of a balladeer, or even of a cabaret singer — an effect accentuated by the pointed use of rolled "r"s.

"The world is safe from that," said Jenny Holzer, the artist known for her pointed use of text in projections and LED displays.

So does Mr. McBurney's staging, with its exaggerated physical renderings of the swift shifting of alliances and its pointed use of a large leather chair as a throne fit for a Mafia-style king.

The president's pointed use of the word "legislatures" in his remarks can be seen as a clear signal to states, which have taken matters into their own hands since Sandy Hook.

On the other hand, Sam Mendes's touring Anglo-American production of "Richard III," at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through March 4, makes pointed and sardonic use of film in ways familiar to today's television audiences.

Both the cathedral and the baptistery are built of white marble with strips of black in the Pisan Romanesque style, which features colonnades and the decorative use of pointed arches.

Debate often involves the use of pointed, carefully thought out questions, and living with uncertainty.

Medieval Europe made great use of the pointed arch, which constituted a basic element in Gothic architecture.

Skilled use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault made it possible to cover far more elaborate and complicated ground plans than hitherto.