How to Use pointe in a Sentence

pointe

noun

• Delk lifts her heels to go en pointe while the instructor snaps to the rhythm.
  — Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2022
• Among the things that rocked with it were ballerinas on pointe.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
• The teen dramedy is filmed in Paris, so the scenery and dancing are on pointe.
  — Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2020
• Thus, Copeland is fighting for more skin tones in the pointe shoe emojis.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 10 Oct. 2023
• Set to the jazzy, swing music of Duke Ellington, this was a piece that required the use of pointe and tap shoes.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2018
• The joke is not just his costume (long tutu and pointe shoes) but the angle of his shoulders and the height of his arabesque.
  — Alice Robb, The New Republic, 16 Oct. 2023
• Opera singer Lisette Oropesa is having some trouble with the laces on her pale pink pointe shoes.
  — Catherine Womack, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
• To successfully break the record, the group will need to have more than 245 people rise up en pointe at once for a full minute.
  — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• In fact, the pointe shoe grew out of the neoclassical design of straight slippers.
  — Laura Jacobs, WSJ, 1 May 2018
• That's a solo ballet that puts the dancer on pointe for almost three minutes.
  — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2019
• Houk goes to her heels, walking normally with her pointe shoes still on.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Trained in ballet, Trumbo has choreographed both en pointe and flat.
  — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• Sandy Liang’s pointe shoe Mary Janes has gained a cult following; Khaite plays with heel height, metallics, and studding.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
• Lovette and Inoue fell into deep plies on pointe, inching across the stage like spiders.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• Before her entrance, Teuscher will head to the bathroom backstage and bang her brand-new pointe shoes against the wall.
  — Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2020
• Her height is north of 5-feet-10 — taller on pointe — which is tall for a woman who must often be lifted by a male partner.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 5 Oct. 2017
• For someone that’s used to wearing pointe shoes all day, the highest stilettos have nothing on this glam girl.
  — Tara Bradley Connell, Orlando Signature, 24 Aug. 2017
• Ron Yarbrough's tartan pants were en pointe, while others used black as a backdrop for brocade, charm bracelets, sparkle and more.
  — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• Arts center goes to the dogs: What do ballerinas in pointe shoes and puppies in training have in common?
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 12 July 2019
• The men are bare-chested throughout, wearing only tiny shorts and soft shoes, the women in leotards that look like bathing suits, and pointe shoes.
  — Iris Fanger, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• Delgado took up a needle and thread and a pair of pink silk pointe shoes and started deftly sewing an elastic band.
  — Sasha Weiss, New York Times, 10 May 2018
• Also, unusual for BalletX, the women danced en pointe in all three pieces.
  — Ellen Dunkel, Philly.com, 12 July 2018
• The ribbons of one of the Flowers’ pointe shoes came completely undone early in one number.
  — Alastair MacAulay, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2017
• Recalling her days as a dancer, a young woman, bone thin, took off a boot and performed an en demi-pointe pirouette.
  — David Guttenfelder, National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
• Today’s pointe shoes are constructed around a box cushioning the toes.
  — Madison Mainwaring, The New Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• The signature suede classic and limited shades of the pointe flat can also be made to measure starting at $275.
  — Nerissa Pacio Itchon, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2018
• They also are paid more than ballerinas, even though females, who must wear and cover the costs of pointe shoes, are often better dancers.
  — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2023
• Whelan, the legendary principal dancer with the New York City Ballet until 2014, won’t be bringing her pointe shoes.
  — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
• At this rehearsal, Peck is wearing pointe shoes—an unorthodox choice for a choreographer, but quite a practical one.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
• Trenary’s transformation — from a light, ephemeral being skimming the floor on pointe to a strong, independent woman dancing on her own in sneakers — is part of the story.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Oct 2024