Sentence examples for pointed words from inspiring English sources

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During an hourlong news conference, Mr. Young occasionally directed pointed words at Beijing's influence here, and at one point upbraided a reporter from a mainland Chinese newspaper, saying, "I wish you would be more objective," adding, "but you have your masters in Beijing".

Madeleine McCann, 27, had some more pointed words for tech bros who disapprove of her.

But there were some pointed words for the Chinese leader, who listened and spoke through an interpreter.

Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump's embrace of the word nationalist as well as Barack Obama's pointed words at a Democratic rally.

When Pence attended "Hamilton" on Broadway, the actors had pointed words for the vice president-elect at the end of the performance.

He was very smart and polished but didn't see how his pointed words and micromanaging ways were affecting his management team.

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Mr. Shevardnadze, moreover, after declaring his devotion to Mr. Gorbachev and to his policies, and recalling that together they had done "great work in international affairs," added a pointed word: "but". In this context, his deliberate "but" almost certainly had the meaning of "yet" or "despite that". "But I think that it is my duty [ to resign ]..

You could also be sticking a sharp pointed word-knife right into the heart and soul of a parent who spends endless days and nights fighting for their children's rights, against an army of people making the same uninformed and insensitive claim, as if to say; "nah, you're crazy, I don't see it!" (even though highly educated and trained doctors have repeatedly made the diagnosis).

As Jeter took his lead, he turned toward Rodriguez with a stern look on his face and made a very pointed two-word remark.

It may have been difficult to deliver the message to Murray in his hotel room, but Lombardi had some especially pointed and tough words for his underachieving, flat-lining players, who scored a mere six goals in their recent losing streak.

She <3's #coffee @khqlocalnews pic.twitter.com/wG8f3oMuJw Ms Dickey has three children, 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Most of the presenter's subsequent questions were met by pointed sighs, one-word answers or complete silence.

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