How to Use pinpoint in a Sentence

pinpoint

1 of 2 noun

• The passes that had been pinpoint slipped through hands.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
• As the sky starts to turn darker shades of blue-black, scan the sky just above the horizon for a tiny pinpoint of light.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022
• His pinpoint iron shots and hot putting was the difference.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
• Instead of the usual pinpoint LED, there is a small, clear tab sticking out of one end of the case.
  — Brad Moon, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• The Brown songs that Avett picked for his tribute pinpoint what’s long set Brown apart from his peers.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2022
• While looking for the reddest stars, the research team found 1,001 pinpoint sources of light.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
• At first glance, the pinpoints of light shining in the blackness of space look like little stars.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2024
• His road to Bearcat fame as a pinpoint pigskin placer was almost a fluke.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• Olson was rounding third when Aquino scooped up the ground ball, but the pinpoint throw beat Olson to the plate by a step.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2022
• Oladipo setup Tyler Herro for a 3 with a pinpoint cross-court pass in the third quarter.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2022
• With a sheer black bodice, her Dior gown brought her pinpoint sense of elegance to the limelight.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 20 June 2023
• Brooks led the offense down the stretch, taking control of the ball and finding the open girl with some pinpoint passes.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
• That choice of footwear pinpoints her sense of style and attention to detail.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023
• This takes the pressure off the long list of items and pinpoints what is truly important.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
• With a sheer black bodice, her Dior gown brought Lawrence’s pinpoint sense of elegance back to the limelight.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
• Planet Seen with the naked eye, planets and stars both appear as pinpoints of light.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
• New research pinpoints August 24th as the most common day for workers to call in sick.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
• In late summer, the agency used more advanced tools to look for leaks and pinpoint sources of emissions, Kemker said.
  — ProPublica, 5 Dec. 2021
• Astronomers looked for the reddest stars and found 1,001 pinpoint sources of light, most of them young stars still embedded in their dusty cocoons.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
• The cameras catch the women readying for their shoot with pinpoint precision.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• Allen's scrambling, hurdling run on their go-ahead drive got them in scoring position, and his throw to Knox — a pinpoint dime along the sideline — gave the Bills the lead.
  — Dave Skretta, ajc, 17 Oct. 2022
• His pinpoint control pitches, his arsenal of weapons and pitch shapes helped earn him two Cy Young awards.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• The assists keep flowing from his pinpoint crosses and passes.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 4 May 2022
• It was set up on a pinpoint pass from Nazem Kadri, who had just returned to the ice after taking a big hit along the boards earlier in the period.
  — Pat Graham, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2022
• Especially for the man in the building who spent most of his career on the receiving end of Manning’s pinpoint throws.
  — Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY, 5 May 2022
• Kim looked a step behind, with a few egregiously errant throws mixed in with some pinpoint passes.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2023
• He’s always been known for his pinpoint control, posting a 3 percent walk-rate (the lowest of his career) last season with the Rays.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Instead, the Clippers pulled away with pinpoint shooting against a Celtics defense that looked completely confused most of the night.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
• Nacua caught seven passes for 71 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown that required a pinpoint throw and a great catch.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• An individual may be overdosing if his or her breathing is slowed or stopped, and the pupils of the eyes narrow to a pinpoint.
  — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2023

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pinpoint

2 of 2 verb

• He pinpointed the city on the map.
• They were finally able to pinpoint the cause of the fire.
• Rescuers were able to pinpoint where the lost girl was.
• The military uses computer imaging to pinpoint targets.
• The exact cause of the latest run-up in Treasury rates is hard to pinpoint.
  — Joe Rennison, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• And, so, the two phones are then pinpointed in that same location at the house for a couple of hours.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2023
• The new paper does not go out on a limb to pinpoint which specific trait led to the success of snakes.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
• Businesses will need to pinpoint the plot of land where the product came from and prove no forests have been cleared on the site since 2020.
  — Dieter Holger, WSJ, 29 June 2023
• The largest study of manillas to date, the project aimed to use lead isotope analysis to pinpoint where the bracelets were produced.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• Residents can’t pinpoint exactly when the smell of spoiled milk began to sour the streets of Kosciusko.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
• How is hip-hop able to pinpoint a day to consider its 50th birthday?
  — Keith McMillan, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
• This time around, the researchers tried to pinpoint how this light-sensing ability worked.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• Paul said pinpointing where the outages are, using the devices, will get crews to outages faster.
  — Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2024
• Some experts believe the footage could help pinpoint a shark nursery.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• Image If nothing else, the show does pinpoint some fashions.
  — Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• But Cloud’s inner circle won’t pinpoint where his tags live.
  — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
• Their two front middle eyes, which most spiders use to pinpoint prey, have been lost to evolution.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 20 Dec. 2023
• Sometimes doctors are unable to pinpoint the cause of a patient's pain.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
• In at least one case, records showed jailers couldn’t pinpoint exactly when the prisoner was last known to be alive.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• By using the fly connectome, Nagel has pinpointed one of the places in the brain where this processing must occur.
  — Dana MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
• In its analysis, the real estate listing site was able to pinpoint where prices and sales are expected to grow the most in 2024.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
• The toughest part of recreating the jacket stemmed from pinpointing the perfect shade of pink.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 31 May 2023
• The cemetery has been defunct since 2010, so there were difficulties in pinpointing where the teen was buried.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Though the mansion had rules, the ladies pinpoint drama with Hefner’s other girlfriends as the reason for their exit.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
• After a few minutes, one of the drones pinpoints the blaze, then relays the information to its cohorts.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 25 July 2023
• This Goop brush, one of Bonner’s favorites, stands out with its long handle ideal for pinpointing hard-to-reach spots.
  — Grace Smith, wsj.com, 4 Nov. 2023
• The team uses his passport movements to pinpoint a location in Paris.
  — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 9 June 2023
• But no one has pinpointed the proverbial lightning strike that sparked it into life.
  — Simeon Tegel, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
• The Mercer team pinpointed a handful of improvements that would raise the U.S. system’s index score in the future.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• To gauge the depth of the current division and pinpoint the key contentious issues, the University of Southern California conducted an in-depth national survey.
  — Morgan Polikoff, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024

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