How to Use point toward in a Sentence

point toward

verb
  • Flex your foot so your toes are pointing toward your head.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Flex your foot so your toes are pointing toward your head.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 18 June 2026
  • Brown would point toward the most complete blend of tools and fit.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • Gomez walked out with a knife raised above her head pointed toward deputies, the footage shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The sign has been repurposed to point toward the park.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 20 May 2026
  • Research like this points toward an answer.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Hale pointed toward the sky and urged them to look up as three military jets roared above the crowd.
    — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • The bishops look like human hands with their fingers pointed toward the sky.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • All of that growth, all of that momentum, has been pointing toward this moment.
    — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
  • If the answers still point toward building something, start small and fail quickly.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Dinah said, and pointed toward the water.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Closer Mason Miller let out a yell and pointed toward the sky.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Closer Mason Miller let out a yell and pointed toward the sky.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Which is precisely what their first-round selections point toward.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The result points toward a new division of labor.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • But there is no concrete evidence that points toward the gem bringing ill fortune to its wearer.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • But that’s exactly the kind of partner the research keeps pointing toward.
    — Amir Levine, Time, 20 Apr. 2026
  • None of Chisholm’s batted ball metrics point toward a hitter who is getting unlucky at the plate.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Privacy, a backyard and full control over the property point toward a house.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Lower entry price, less yard work and walkable amenities point toward a condo.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Those alignments, according to Biondi, point toward the sand mound.
    — Ryan Brennan april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • More evidence is pointing toward a tear in a massive tectonic plate.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • Options trading in the fund has turned bearish in a hurry and is now pointing toward further downside.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • One discovery points toward a future treatment.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
  • But the series’ cadence and sequencing all point toward a larger mystery yet to be revealed.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
  • His head isn’t visible; the focus of the image is the swirl of hair on the man’s chest and at his waist, pointing toward what is concealed in his trunks.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Rolapp has pointed toward June 23 — a day after the next board meeting — for a full update.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • Gardner, the activist, hurried over, tapped Nereyda on the shoulder and pointed toward the pit.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Every incentive pointed toward more usage, and on token pricing more usage is more cost.
    — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Some critics have pointed toward potential issues in the event of rain, humidity, sand or fog.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

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