Sentence examples for quite pointed from inspiring English sources

Some pins are almost perfectly cylindrical, save for slight rounded edges at the top and bottom, while others are quite pointed on one end.

He is quite pointed about how the competition to have the best resort-like atmosphere has diverted funds away from the classroom in many schools.

And then the light goes on and the knife is suddenly quite pointed and Mr. Cavuto is ready to compete with the usual News Corporation intensity.

Before the decision was made, supporters of Ms. Parker were quite pointed in raising issues of race and gender, saying there was no good reason she should not get the job.

The head is small, with thickly-furred ears that are small and quite pointed at the tips.

These young performers may never receive praise quite as pointed as that.

The Benanti had salty, herbal, stony aromas, and though it seemed a bit dilute compared with the other two bottles, with acidity that was not quite as pointed, its flavors had staying power, lingering in the mouth long after the wine had been swallowed.

What we found was quite striking and pointed to one of the key differences in costs and outcomes for healthcare paid by Medicare.

Quite often stones, pointed objects, nail and sharp light damage the eyes of children".

Other realities I hadn't quite faced: my mother's pointed remarks about how women had nothing without financial autonomy; a mutter from my father that I'd become a laowai's mistress; the incredulity of friends who knew I had paid the bills by working as a teacher, a salesclerk, a waitress, while devoting my spare time to writing.

Point to its pointed teeth.