How to Use point toward in a Sentence

point toward

phrasal verb

• The weapon was in his hand and pointed toward the ground at the time.
  — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
• The horn was wedged firmly in place with the three tines pointing toward the roof of the gator’s mouth.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• And the dog will move its snout to point toward the correct person.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
• The more the North Pole points toward the sun, the more daylight people in the Northern Hemisphere will have.
  — Kolbe Nelson, CBS News, 20 June 2023
• All the while, Evans helped the Wildcats rack up points toward its state title.
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2024
• Each book earns you points toward a reading goal for the summer with changes to win prizes at the end of the summer.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2023
• My cousin, standing to the side, pointed toward the church behind us.
  — Emefa Addo Agawu, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• Stacked with this fare sale, fliers could earn up to 3,000 Rapid Rewards points toward their next flight.
  — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
• Each team is given a single-word clue and works against the clock to guess the Password and earn points toward a cash prize.
  — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2023
• Using the jig, drill long, angled holes into the face of one board, pointing toward the edge.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
• And two pieces of news this week point toward things getting even better.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• That kept him from running in the Preakness and he was pointed toward the Belmont.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
• George pointed toward the regalia, twirling on the dancers’ bodies.
  — Kayla J. Dunn, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• The price will be a big concern, with some rumors pointing toward $1,000.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 22 May 2023
• Goblet Squat How to: Stand with feet hip-width apart and hold a weight in front of chest with both hands, elbows pointing toward the floor.
  — Women's Health, 5 July 2023
• Did that quote sound like it was pointed toward LaMelo?
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
• All signs are pointing toward Nix throwing for less than 166 yards.
  — Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
• Mookie Betts began rounding the bases and pointing toward the bullpen.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
• In one ad, he’s seen talking with a teenage boy, shotgun pointed toward him.
  — Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
• Those differences point toward the risks in 2025, when the debt limit drama restarts and tax breaks for the middle class and wealthy alike are on the verge of lapsing.
  — Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2023
• The girl spotted a small camera pointed toward the shower.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
• But do these drugs point toward a root cause of metabolic disease?
  — Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• The packaging all points toward the Chiefs without a sign of the team’s arrowhead logo.
  — The Kansas City Star and, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
• The winner of the sprint gets eight points toward the drivers and constructors championship.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 29 July 2023
• One wing holds the bedrooms and points toward Mount Saint Helena and the sunrise; the other, which holds the kitchen and the dining and living rooms, faces the sunset.
  — Tim McKeough, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
• Five or six mourners sat in a circle on the sidewalk, knees up, their long legs pointing toward a middle.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2023
• Next, bend your wrist upward so that your fingers are pointing toward the ceiling.
  — Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024
• The new pet is a beloved addition to the sorority house until a series of deaths point toward the sloth as the prime murder suspect.
  — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 26 July 2023
• The loaded Glock handgun lay in his lap, its barrel pointed toward the entrance.
  — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
• The disruption of these microRNA networks is believed to play a role in how cancers grow, pointing toward potential treatments.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024