: a ballet position in which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe
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Puma Speedcat Ballet Sneakers Lipa was on pointe with her styling of these exact Puma ballet sneakers.
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Before plying precious stones and metals, pirouettes and pointes were the means of expression for the Belgian.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Featuring that familiar lacing system but takes a twist with the laces starting at the heel designed to be tied around the ankles like a pointe shoe — the shoe follows its name.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s one armchair, one armoire, one pair of ballet pointe shoes, and 37 desk lamps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
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Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Before plying precious stones and metals, pirouettes and pointes were the means of expression for the Belgian.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Featuring that familiar lacing system but takes a twist with the laces starting at the heel designed to be tied around the ankles like a pointe shoe — the shoe follows its name.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
There’s one armchair, one armoire, one pair of ballet pointe shoes, and 37 desk lamps.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pointe
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“Pointe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pointe. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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