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Example sentences for: pointedly

How can you use “pointedly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The incident was, however, noticed by the NSC counterterrorism staff, which pointedly asked to be kept in the loop in the future.
Pointedly abandoning the formulaic, this 30-second spot dispenses with such staples as the narrative voice, choosing to rely on the soundtrack to present its subject as polyphonic, versatile.
Höch pointedly or cavalierly toyed with this concept and eventually dispensed with it altogether.
--Prudie, pointedly
Oxymoron derives from the Greek oxymoros meaning pointedly foolish, which itself derives from oxy- , a combining form meaning sharp (from the Greek oxus meaning sharp) and moron (from the Greek moros meaning dull).