How to Use pointer in a Sentence

pointer

noun

• This may be a pointer to a very serious problem.
• The latest data gives a pointer to the economy's overall growth.
• Let me give you a few pointers on managing a successful business.
• Check out these pointers from the pros.
  — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
• Here are some pointers and places to start.
  — Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
• First, paint your pinky nail pink and your pointer nail green.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2021
• Their wings have to make more 3-pointers.
  — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 May 2026
• The nine 3-pointers marked a school record.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
• Hart missed his first three 3-pointers.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
• Bilodeau hit his fourth 3-pointer.
  — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 25 Jan. 2026
• Braun knocked down three 3-pointers that night.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
• He’s made at least two 3-pointers in all five games.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
• If the shot is a three-pointer, then the free throw is worth three points.
  — Jake May, SI.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• Think of the mouse pointer like your car’s headlights.
  — Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• One time out of the post for a Ware 3-pointer.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
• Does Towns take more 3-pointers?
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• And there have been tips and pointers from those in the clubhouse as well.
  — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
• Merrill may not need any pointers.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
• Gray made six 3-pointers for 18 first-half points.
  — ABC News, 12 June 2026
• Brentwood missed all eight its 3-pointers in the fourth.
  — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Feb. 2026
• Gladden missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
  — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
• Talk to some of your friends and relatives and ask for some pointers.
  — Abigail Van Buren, cleveland, 28 July 2023
• That game came down to a last-second three-pointer from Carr.
  — Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
• Read more and see how Curry’s three-pointer changed the game.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 13 Jan. 2021
• These have a classic shape and work by moving the mouse pointer with a ball.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
• The three-pointer went through, giving the Lynx back the lead.
  — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
• The late 3-pointer to force overtime.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
• The boys are out there cheering the girls, giving them pointers.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
• Witnesses were amazed at the speed with which the pointer moved around the board.
  — Joy Lanzendorfer, Longreads, 14 June 2018
• Sam has been giving him pointers, but Willie is still rough around the edges.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026